Wherein the book of enoch contradicts the bible true. These issues are all known to biblical scholars and are easily explained. Taming bible discrepancies christian research institute. The following discussion addresses some of the most popular of these discrepancies, and hopefully reinforces the notion that the bible is indeed gods word. But, surely says the critic, such stories cannot be taken seriously in our modern age of science and technology. All bible quotes from the authorized king james version of the bible new york. What few discrepancies might still remain are due to mistranslations or misunderstandings.
Presuppositional discrepancies a number of alleged bible discrepancies could be described as presuppositional discrepancies. Self contradictions of the bible forgotten books 2007, or prometheus books 1997, originally 1860. Alleged bible contradictions explained dehoff publications. It was not just written by man, but rather written by god through man. Thats why skeptics pay so much attention to the gospels apparent contradictions.
For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. Abradale press, 1965 this is an adaptation of an article originally written by former interim president and current member of the board of directors frank zindler. The ethical problem of human sacrifice is explained both by archer in his book, and by john haley in his alleged discrepancies of the bible. In fairness to those who believe in the bible, i make no assumptions that any of these contradictions are true. What i mean by the term is that there are a number of alleged discrepancies that are only discrepancies because of the presuppositions of the one making the allegations. What major discrepancies exist between versions of the. Thus the bible is true in all it affirms, but its statements do not necessarily seek to reveal everything about every subject they deal with. Kent hovind explains the truth about these so called contradictions.
Explains questionable passages helps answer skeptics questions contains. When moses returned to the camp, his servant joshua, the son of nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. This proves, they say, that this cannot be gods book, its no different from any other. Factual errors and internal contradictions in the bible. How do you explain discrepancies in the bible, such as those between the four gospels. These lists are meant to identify possible problems in the bible, especially those that are inherent in a literalist or fundamentalist interpretation. This is important to know and to appreciate because when one comes to the bible he or she must recognize that any particular book, paragraph or verse does not. We are told that biblical stories are fine for children, and perhaps they even contain some moral value. The book of luke says that jesus healed a blind man as jesus was getting near to jericho, while the parallel account in matthew mentions two blind men and says that the incident occurred when jesus was going out of jericho. Yet he didnt make the light producing objects the sun and the stars until the fourth day 1.
Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 1. Is the bible outofsync with scientific discoveries. Bible difficulties solutions to alleged errors and. Ham wrote in the foreword, many people today buy into the assertion that the bible is full of contradictions, but they havent bothered to look into the claim for themselves.
What sets the bible apart from other religious writings like the quran, hindu vedas, or book of. Many people have the impression that the bible is simply an outdated book of fairytales and contradictions. Contradictions in the bible identified verse by verse. One of the ways each book does this is by recounting jesus genealogy. Bible contradictions a barrier for many skeptics bible contradictions the alleged inaccuracies and errors that fill todays bible translations are a major intellectual barrier for many skeptics. There are no contradictions in the bible please do not take these pictures or repost this text onto other websites.
The answer to 70 apparent contradictions in the king james. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible from. Has the bible undergone corruption as it was translated down through the centuries. Alleged discrepancies of the bible baker book house. Latorre spent many hours in libraries and bookstores sifting through more than 200 books and hundreds of articles on science, bible textual criticism, and theology. I was given the 450page book encyclopedia of bible difficulties by gleason archer, one of my seminary profs. However, a closer reading reveals some differences in the details. Much of the debate on the integrity of the scriptures. And as such, is absolutely free of errors or contradictions. You may disagree that these are, in fact, genuine biblical problems, but it is the authors opinion that a perfect and omnipotent god. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. Alleged discrepancies of the bible is essential for your personal library because it. Genesis god creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day.
A plethora of books and web sites dedicated to trumpeting bible contradictions have been published in recent years. Are the persons, places and events mentioned in the bible mythological. The disciples asked him why do you speak to them in parables. This is the nature of many of the alleged contradictions in the bible. Contradictions archives what do the scriptures say.
The major sources for my list of contradictions include william henry burrs book, selfcontradictions of the bible and john w. Further, the discovery of errors in the bible would seem to cast doubt upon the whole work of the bible. Keep in mind, however, that what constitutes a valid problem is to some extent a matter of opinion. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Identified verse by verse and explained using the most uptodate scholarly information about the bible, its texts, and the men who wrote them by dr. In fact, in a court of law, these statements could be considered complementary. What major discrepancies exist between versions of the bible. How do we answer supposed bible contradictions and difficulties. Study, on alleged discrepancies of the bible, in the. The bible is believed by christians to be the word of god, as recorded by men. Now about this book, for me it is more straight forward, showed the discrepancy with the moody bible explanation, or some other persons opinion about why it is not a discrepancy. The companion volume to this book is demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 2.
In the 17th century, spinoza considered the bible to be. This book was in turn replying to the 144 biblical contradictions found in the following book and many of these same ones are answered below. Number discrepancies in old testament history the bible is often attacked by critics, especially regarding books of old testament history, because of obvious discrepancies between numbers given in some bible accounts as compared to parallel passages in other accounts. Or how to hold your nose and write at the same timewhen you read the first three gospels, you are likely to observe countless similarities.
He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything mark 4. Some moral difficulties in the bible inter varsity. Apologists have many criticisms about identifying contradictions, and in many cases they go out of their way to add things to the bible in order to explain them away. Muslims talk often about the many contradictions in the bible. The biggest contradiction in the bible christianity.
There are hundreds of discrepancies in the bible, in fact some. If we read the bible at face value, without a preconceived bias for finding errors, we will find it to be a coherent, consistent, and relatively easytounderstand book. This should make it easier for all of us to understand the seemingly discrepancies in pauls. There are a few discrepancies in our bible that cause some people to question its inerrancy, and consequently, whether or not it is truly gods word. A list of 101 bible discrepancies, by steve stewart. See my previous articles did the prophet enoch write the book of enoch. He says these contradictions prove that the bible is not. Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes.
Bible contradictions explained come reason ministries. For instance, in matthew, we read that jesus met two blind men. The story of jesus stands or falls on the trustworthiness of the gospels. Yes, there are verses that appear to contradict each other. Its a general rule in philosophy that she who proposes must explain and defend. Selfcontradictions of the bible forgotten books 2007, or prometheus books 1997, originally 1860. Contradictions, inconsistencies and errors bible answer. Read the biggest contradiction in the bible by david murray and more articles. Saul means asked and this was the name he was using when he was persecuting the christians. And this does cause some problems due to some of the new innovative considerations toward the bible and its wholeness.
The holy bible is considered by many the infallible word of god. The chart also lists bible passages we find uncomfortable today, such as texts that seem antihomosexual or antiwomen. Still, that doesnt take away from the importance of this book. Its no different from any other human book with the usual errors and mistakes. Its remarkable how many critics refer to their list of contradictions when. In alleged discrepancies of the bible, john haley directly addresses questions surrounding common misunderstandings of scripture.
The problem as they see it concerns their supposition that any religious book claiming. Before we begin in the book of romans we need to look at the penman, paul. The study of inconsistencies in the bible has a long history. A muslim friend of mine sent me this list of 101 contradictions in the bible. This book is essential for your personal library because it explains questionable passages, helps answer skeptics questions, and contains valuable resource material. Haleys an examination of the alleged discrepancies of the bible. Although the 66 books of the bible were written by diverse human. In short, this book is way less fluid than modern edits to charles dickens or. The bible being his word, why would such a book need to be written. Jonah david conner, the other 10 percent im just not sure he is correct in his view of the scripture being in conflict with each other. For the most part, the questions listed in this book are the actual wordforword questions, or the criticism of a skeptic or professed atheist, that was found on the internet. In attempting to explain some of the bibles alleged errors, i am standing. No, words only have meaning in relation to other words.