This is the first series of 25 rejected SAB Bible Contradictions. Among them are famous problems as: Was Abraham justified by faith or by works? How should adultery be punished? Did God ordain genocide? Does God want some to go to hell? Still intriguing questions and many others.
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Bible Contradiction …?
Coining money started around 500 BC. A famous golden coin with the image of Darius the first, was named the “Daric”. However, it is said in 1 Chronicles that David – living about 1000 BC - had already laid up 10.000 darics as a treasure for the Holy Temple.
Mmmmmmm, sounds strange, doesn’t it?
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Was Abram 135 years old when he left Haran according to Acts 7:4 or was he 75 years old according to Genesis 12:4? Continue reading
Mixed Bible questions proposed as Bible Contradictions by IslamicEra.com. These questions are not so difficult as they seem. Let’s keep in mind the rule: ‘The son of a son is a son.'
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More IslamicEra.com Bible contradictions. When Ruth and Boaz received a son, the neighbour women said: “A son has been born to Naomi!” And they named him Obed. Yes, he was the son of his non-biological grandmother. How is this possible?
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Interesting Bible problems with numbers, but presented as Bible Contradictions by IslamicEra.com. It is not unusual among theologians to speak of a copyist error, if they don't have an explanation for a number. Isn't it? It's our concern to simply explain numbers if there are no variant readings. If there is one, it is our concern to define the most likely reading and give an explanation for it. Continue reading
Numbers of David's soldiers and some mysterious numbers of Hebrew kings are here presented by IslamicEra.com as Bible Contradictions. Too bad, counting is not so difficult as it seems ...
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The supposed contradiction is the number 800 according to 2 Samuel and 300 according to 1 Chronicles. In fact the problem is caused by the expression ‘chief among/of the captains’, which is a mistranslation in the second case. When we study these passages we will see that there is no contradiction. We are concerned here with two different individuals, with different names, different origins, different positions and different victories in war. Because of the mistranslations we give here the most literal translations according to the Hebrew text. Continue reading
The results of Joab’s census, as he presented them to King David, have been incorporated in the books 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. The differences in the numbers have invariably been considered by interpreters as a problem. Couldn’t Joab count perhaps? Continue reading
The giant Goliath was beaten long ago, but he still seems to be wandering about playing nasty tricks on people, as becomes clear from the following questions put forward by many critics of the Bible: “Did David kill Goliath (1 Samuel), or did Elhanan (2 Samuel)?” And: “If Elhanan did, which Elhanan was it (the one of 2 Samuel or of 1 Chronicles)?” Continue reading