Skwim
Veteran Member
I just finished watching a video critiquing another video by Kyle Butts who argues that the Bible has no contradictions. At the end of the video I was watching its host observed that Butt's audience is fine with his contention because Butts, having settled the issue in their minds "don't want to look to closely at the Bible anyway." This got me thinking about all the contradictions I've come across in the Bible . Contradictions such as
There were many languages before the Tower of Babel.
There was only one language before the Tower of Babel.
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8,000 and 500,000 men
1,100,000 and 470,000
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Judas throws the money away, and dies by hanging himself
Judas buys a field with the money, and dies by falling down.
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Jesse has seven sons
Jesse has eight sons
and wondered how Christians here on RF handle Bible contradictions. Do they deny them, ignore them, accept them but dismiss them as irrelevant, or wring out an explanation for them all? So, to all the Christians on board here, just what do you do with the contradictions in your Bible?
There were many languages before the Tower of Babel.
Genesis 10:5
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
There was only one language before the Tower of Babel.
Genesis 11:1
11 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
11 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
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8,000 and 500,000 men
2 Samuel 24:9
9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
1,100,000 and 470,000
1 Chronicles 21:5
5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
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Judas throws the money away, and dies by hanging himself
Matthew 27:5
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Judas buys a field with the money, and dies by falling down.
Act 1:18
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
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Jesse has seven sons
1 Chronicles 2:13-15
13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
Jesse has eight sons
1 Samuel 17:12
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
and wondered how Christians here on RF handle Bible contradictions. Do they deny them, ignore them, accept them but dismiss them as irrelevant, or wring out an explanation for them all? So, to all the Christians on board here, just what do you do with the contradictions in your Bible?
Just deny they exist and go on about your day.
Admit they exist, but totally ignore them
Accept them, but go on to dismiss them as irrelevant,
Wring out the best explanation you can, in effect rendering them non-contradictory.
Or_______________________________ .
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Admit they exist, but totally ignore them
Accept them, but go on to dismiss them as irrelevant,
Wring out the best explanation you can, in effect rendering them non-contradictory.
Or_______________________________ .
.