Can you explain these Biblical contradictions?

Bible difficulties, or apparent Bible contradictions, exist. The opponents of Christianity often use them in their attempts to discredit Christianity. Sometimes these attacks undermine the faith of Christians who either don't understand the issues or don't have the resources to deal with them.

Opponents of Christianity will cite what they consider a Bible contradiction or difficulty by comparing one verse to another (or more) that seems to disagree with the first. In doing this, several verses are often referenced as being contradictory or problematic. Therefore, to make this section of CARM easy to use, it is arranged by verse for easy lookup. Since many of the same "difficulties" deal with one verse in opposition to another or even several others, I have listed all the verses addressed in the same answer. This makes the initial list look larger than it really is. For example, how many animals did Noah bring into the ark? Genesis 6:19-20 says two while Gen. 7:2-3 mentions seven. Therefore, both verses are listed and both links point to the same answer.

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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 easy-to-understand book. Yes, there are difficult passages. Yes, there are verses that appear to contradict each other. We must remember that the Bible was written by approximately 40 different authors over a period of around 1500 years. Each writer wrote with a different style, from a different perspective, to a different audience, for a different purpose. We should expect some minor differences. However, a difference is not a contradiction. It is only an error if there is absolutely no conceivable way the verses or passages can be reconciled. Even if an answer is not available right now, that does not mean an answer does not exist. Many have found a supposed error in the Bible in relation to history or geography only to find out that the Bible is correct once further archaeological evidence is discovered.

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I'm sorry but all your "contradictions" have answers. Jehovah God can not lie.

Example: Adriel was given Saul’s oldest daughter Merab as wife, though she had previously been promised to David. (1Sa 18:17-19) All of Adriel’s five sons were later surrendered for execution to help atone for Saul’s attempted annihilation of the Gibeonites. (2Sa 21:8, 9) In this account Michal rather than Merab is spoken of as the mother of Adriel’s five sons. Since Michal died childless (2Sa 6:23) and is nowhere spoken of as having been the wife of Adriel, some translators view the appearance of Michal’s name as a scribal error. Nearly all Hebrew manuscripts, however, use Michal’s name, and the traditional explanation is that Merab, Michal’s older sister, died early after having borne five sons to Adriel and that Michal thereafter undertook the bringing up of her sister’s five boys, thus resulting in their being spoken of as her sons. Isaac Leeser’s translation reads at 2 Samuel 21:8: “And the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she had brought up for Adriel.”

hhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm well perhaps you should learn the meaning of contradiction and read the bible in context about the only thing you come close to in contradiction is age of Jehoiachin which really is not a contradiction but a difference which may have been one leaving off the number 1 or could have been from incomplete manuscript. But none of the rest is contradiction

You posted a lot, and I don't got all night, but I'll respond about the Proverbs one.

A second translation of the vs 6 would be something more like this:

"Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes."

Seems to me like the author is just trying to establish his point by giving you another reason not to answer a fool according to his folly...

Which makes me wonder what I'm doing on this site right now...

Usually Christians answer people's disagreements with the Bible with some variation of "you must not be reading it right if you're disagreeing with it".

"You must have the Holy Spirit in You", "You're not reading in context", etc.

Although I do have to say you CAN take stuff out of context if you pick one single verse out. You can erroneously say the Bible says a bunch of things it doesn't say by doing that.

For example:

Good deeds

Matt 5:16 "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (NIV)

Matt 6:3-4 "But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (NIV)

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The second verse is in a section warning about not trying to look falsely religious and holier than thou in front of other people so that you look good. The first one is about genuinely showing that God is working through you so that others can see that God is present.

This is way to much. I can do them one at a time, but I do not think you are really interested. Galatians 6:2,5

v2 As members of the family of Christ, church members trust each other as brothers and sisters. One of the express promises is that we will bear one anothers burdens after baptism.

v5 this is a mistranslation, actually, men are accountable for their own sins.

Age 0080 - 0100, years (2883 - 2983)* Acts 13:20,21 + 20-1Sam.25:1.

Age 0024 - 0070, years (2983 - 3029)* 33.David 2Sam.5:4,5; 1Ki.2:10,11.

Age 0029 - 0033, years (3029 - 3033)* 01.Solomon 1Ki.6:1[480-Deut.34:7].

Age 0033 - 0069, years (3033 - 3069)* 01.Solomon* Psm.83:18; 1Ki.11:42.

Age 0041 + 0017, years (3029 - 3046)* 02.Rehoboam* 1Ki.14:21.

Age 0040 + 0003, years (3046 - 3089)* 03.Abijam* 1Ki.15:2.

Age 0019 + 0041, years (3089 - 3130)* 04.Asa* 1Ki.15:10.

Age 0035 + 0023, years (3130 - 3153)* 05.Jehosaphat*1Ki.22:42.

Age 0032 + 0008, years (3153 - 3161)* 06.Jehoram* 2Ki.8:17,31.

Age 0022 + 0001, years (3161 - 3162)* 07.Ahaziah* 2Ki.8:26.

Age 0000 + 0006, years (3162 - 3168)* xxAthalia 2Ki.11:3.

Age 0007 + 0040, years (3168 - 3208)* xxJehoash 2Ki.12:21.

Age 0025 + 0029, years (3208 - 3237)* xxAmaziah 2Ki.14:2.

Age 0016 + 0052, years (3237 - 3289)* 08.Uzziah* 2Ki.15:2.

Age 0025 + 0016, years (3289 - 3305)* 09.Jotham* 2Ki.15:33.

Age 0020 + 0016, years (3305 - 3321)* 10.Ahaz* 2Ki.16:2.

Age 0025 + 0029, years (3321 - 3350)* 11.Hezekiah* 2Ki.18:2.

Age 0012 + 0055, years (3350 - 3405)* 12.Manasseh* 2Ki.21:1.

Age 0022 + 0002, years (3405 - 3407)* 13.Amon* 2ki.21:19.

Age 0008 + 0031, years (3407 - 3438)* 14.Josiah* 2Ki.22:1.

Age 0025 + 0011, Years (3438 - 3449)* xxJehoiakim 2Ki:23,36.

Age 0010 + 0018, years (3431 - 3449)-Jehoiachin 2Ki.25:8,27-30.

Age 0018 + 0037, years (3449 - 3068)-Jehoiachin Jer.52:31-34.Eze.1:2.

Age 0021 + 0011, years (3449 - 3460 - 606 BCE). xxZedekiah 2Ki.24:27.

Age 0027 + 0073, Years (3433 - 3460 - 606 BCE), Daniel, yr. 3533.

[Daniel yr 3460 [606 BCE, O. T., at John, to 2012 CE], 2618 yrs ago].

1)Jehoiachin, 2)Salathiel, 3)Zorobabel, 4)Abiud, 5)Eliakim, 6)Azor,

7)Sadoc, 8)Achim, 9)Eliud, 10)Eleazor, 11)Matthan, 12)Jacob,

13)Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born 14)Jesus, called

Christ, Messiah[Dan.9:24-27], Emmanuel, God's anointed, Matt.3:16,17.

When the time is right, so is everything else, Jehoiachin from age 8,

could have been co-ruler 10 years, at any rate, when age 18, he was

king alone for 3 months or so and taken, 2Ki.25:27-30; Jer.52:31-34.

All other thought to be contridictions are correct in their time frame.

I think you answered your own question when you typed in Proverbs 26:4 . If you are not a Christian guided by the spirit the Bible is a closed book to you!

The same old question, over and over again. They have been answered full and understandably many many times. These are getting old, lets move on for the love of God

The Bible is riddled with mistakes and contradictions. Check out Google for more.

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jim_meritt/...