The Bible contradicts it self?

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  1. OlderWaterBrother

    OlderWaterBrother May you drink deeply Lifetime Supporter

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    Once again someone has made the statement the Bible contradicts it self.

    Okay, one at a time what are they?

    And please at least start with one I’ll have think about.
     
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    yeah I know,
    Another example: A man dies and leaves behind his mother, his wife and two sisters. According to what Mohammed has stated in Koran 4:11-12 and 4:176 the mother will receive 1/3 of the property, the wife will receive 1/4 of the property and the sisters will receive 2/3 of the property.
    Let us add up the fractions again: 1/3 + 2/3 + 1/4 = 5/4 = 1.25 and once again it adds up to more than the available property.



    oppps wrong book... :p

     
  3. OlderWaterBrother

    OlderWaterBrother May you drink deeply Lifetime Supporter

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    We may not always agree but ... I love you man, I love you ;)
     
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    The attainments of truth is possible only when self is recognized as an illusion..
    Righteousness can be practised only when we have freed our mind from passions of egotism..
    Perfect peace can dwell only where all vanity has disappeared..

    Christ wasnt a consumer was he? He had to eat or did he cheat all the time and make food appear?. :D
    You ever think they killed him cause he was cornering the fish market and the whole bible story is just a cover up? :p
     
  5. eyeagainsteye

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    I got nothing...

    40 imperfect men from all walks of life, written over a span of 1600 years..you would figure there would be tons of contradictions..
     
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    Thou shalt not kill and Love thy Neighbour, core christian teachings I am told, yet christians still say they are justified to wage "holy war" and kill millions. That to me is hypocrisy. Christianity is a mass of contradictions, ones that have done so much harm over the years.
     
  7. FireflyInTheDark

    FireflyInTheDark Sell-out with a Heart of Gold

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    Only because people won't think before they act on behalf of God... something I get really tired of seeing. I bet He does, too. :toetap05:
     
  8. HushBull

    HushBull Insuperior

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    Think not that I come to send peace on earth: I came not to send
    peace, but a sword.
    - Matthew 10:34

    ... all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
    - Matthew 26:52



    For wrath killeth the foolish man...
    - Job 5:2

    ... let not the sun go down on your wrath.
    - Ephesians 4:26



    And no man hath ascended up to heaven, even the Son of man which
    is in heaven.
    - John 3:13

    ... and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
    - 2 Kings 2:11



    If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
    - John 5:31

    I am one that bear witness of myself...
    - John 8:18
    [Jesus was the speaker in both of these quotes]



    A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children...
    - Proverbs 13:22

    Sell that ye have and give alms...
    - Luke 12:33



    Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord... Wealth and riches
    shall be in his house...
    - Psalms 112:1-3

    It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than
    for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
    - Matthew 19:24



    I and my father are one.
    - John 10:30

    ... I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
    - John 14:28
    [Jesus was the speaker in both of these quotes]



    Thou shalt not kill
    - Exodus 20:13

    Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his
    side... and slay every man his brother...
    - Exodus 32:27



    Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.
    - Exodus 20:8

    The new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot
    away with: it is iniquity.
    - Isaiah 3:22



    Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness
    of anything that is in heaven... earth... [or] water.
    - Leviticus 26:11

    And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt
    thou make them.
    - Exodus 25:18



    For by grace are ye saved through faith... not of works.
    - Ephesians 2:8-9

    Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by
    faith only.
    - James 2:24



    God is not a man, that he should lie: neither the son of man,
    that he should repent.
    - Numbers 23:19

    And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his
    people.
    - Exodus 32:14



    ... the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall
    hear his voice, and come forth...
    - John 5:28-29

    As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth
    down to the grave shall come up no more.
    - Job 7:9



    ... thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth,
    hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for
    wound, stripe for stripe.
    - Exodus 21:23-25

    ... resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right
    cheek, turn to him the other also.
    - Matthew 5:39



    Honor thy father and mother.
    - Exodus 20:12

    If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and
    wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own
    life also, he cannot be my disciple.
    - Luke 14:26



    Lay not up for yourself treasures upon the earth...
    - Matthew 6:19

    In the house of the righteous is much treasure...
    - Proverbs 15:6



    I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
    - Genesis 32:30

    No man hath seen God at any time.
    - John 1:18



    The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father.
    - Ezekiel 18:20

    ... I the lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of
    the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth
    generation.
    - Exodus 20:5



    Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
    understanding.
    - Proverbs 3:13

    For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth
    knowledge increaseth sorrow.
    - Ecclesiastes 1:18



    The Lord is good to all.
    - Psalm 145:6

    I make peace and create evil. I the Lord do all these things.
    - Isaiah 45:7



    Whosoever shall say Thou fool, shall be in danger of hellfire.
    - Matthew 5:22

    [Jesus said] Ye fools and blind.
    - Matthew 23:17



    For all have sinned.
    - Romans 3:23

    There was a man... whose name was Job; and that man was perfect
    and upright.
    - Job 1:1



    Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign.
    - 2 Kings 8:26

    Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign.
    - 2 Chronicles 22:2



    If a man vow a vow unto the Lord or swear an oath... he shall do
    according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
    - Numbers 30:2

    But I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven... nor by
    earth.
    - Matthew 5:34-35



    ... the earth abideth forever.
    - Ecclesiastes 1:4

    ... the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and
    the works that are therein shall be burned up.
    - 2 Peter 3:10



    ... for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger
    forever.
    - Jeremiah 3:12

    Ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn forever.
    - Jeremiah 17:4



    ... God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.
    - James 1:13

    And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt
    Abraham.
    - Genesis 22:1



    And God saw everything that he made, and behold it was very good.
    - Genesis 1:31

    And it repented the Lord that he had made man on earth, and it
    grieved him at his heart
    - Genesis 6:6



    For now have I chosen and sanctified this house that my name be
    there forever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there
    perpetually.
    - II Chronicles 7:16

    Howbeit the most high dwelleth not in temples made with hands.
    - Acts 7:48



    [God dwells] in the light which no man can approach unto.
    - I Timothy 6:16

    The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

    - I Kings 8:12



    And the Lord called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
    And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid.
    - Genesis 3:9,10

    Ye hath neither heard his voice, at any time, nor seen his shape.
    - John 5:37



    Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the
    elders of Israel. And they saw the God of Israel... They saw
    God, and did eat and drink.
    - Exodus 24: 9-11

    Whom no man hath seen nor can see.
    - I Timothy 6:16



    With God all things are possible.
    - Matthew 29:26

    And the Lord was with Judah, and he drove out the inhabitants of
    the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the
    valley, because they had chariots of iron.
    - Judges 1:19



    God is not the author of confusion.
    - I Corinthians 24:33

    Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not evil and good?
    - Lamentations 3:38



    Those that seek me early shall find me.
    - Proverbs 8:17

    Then shall they call upon me but I will not answer; they shall
    seek me early, but shall not find me.
    - Proverbs 1:28



    On the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of
    atonement; it shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall
    afflict your souls and offer an offering made by fire unto the
    Lord.
    - Leviticus 23:27

    For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day
    that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt
    offering or sacrifices.
    - Jeremiah 7:22



    And the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt
    sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the
    Lord.
    - Leviticus 1:9

    Your burnt offering are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet
    unto me.
    - Jeremiah 7:20



    God is not a man, that he should lie
    - Numbers 23:19

    And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the
    Lord have deceived that prophet.
    - Ezekiel 24:9



    There is none other God but one.
    - I Corinthians 8:4

    And God said, Let us make man in our image.
    - Genesis 1:26



    When ye go, ye shall not go empty; but every woman shall borrow
    of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels
    of silver and jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye shall put them
    on your sons and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the
    Egyptians.
    - Exodus 3:21,22

    Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, nether rob him.
    - Leviticus 19:13



    At the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of
    man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed.
    - Genesis 4:5,6

    And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should
    kill him.
    - Genesis 4:15



    Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,
    neither do they spin... if God so clothe the grass of the
    field... shall he not much more clothe you? Therefore, take no
    thought, saying what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or
    wherewithal shall we be clothed?... Take, therefore, no thought
    for the morrow.
    - Matthew 6:28, 30-34

    But if any provideth not for his own, especially for those of his
    own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an
    infidel.
    - I Timothy 5:8



    Be ye angry and sin not.
    - Ephesians 4:26

    Be not hasty in they spirit to be angry; for anger resideth in
    the bosom of fools.
    - Ecclesiastes 7:9



    Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
    works.
    - Matthew 5:16

    Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of
    them.
    - Matthew 6:1
     
  9. HushBull

    HushBull Insuperior

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    24. Robbery commanded
    Ex 3:21,22/ Ex 12:35,36
    Robbery forbidden
    Lev 19:13/ Ex 20:15
    25. Lying approved and sanctioned
    Josh 2:4-6/ James 2:25/ Ex 1:18-20/ 1 Kings 22:21,22
    Lying forbidden
    Ex 20:16/ Prov 12:22/ Rev 21:8
    26. Hatred to the Edomite sanctioned
    2 Kings 14:7,3
    Hatred to the Edomite forbidden
    Deut 23:7
    27. Killing commanded
    Ex 32:27
    Killing forbidden
    Ex 20:13
    28. The blood-shedder must die
    Gen 9:5,6
    The blood-shedder must not die
    Gen 4:15
    29. The making of images forbidden
    Ex 20:4
    The making of images commanded
    Ex 25:18,20
    30. Slavery and oppression ordained
    Gen 9:25/ Lev 25:45,46/ Joel 3:8
    Slavery and oppression forbidden
    Is 58:6/ Ex 22:21/ Ex 21:16/ Matt 23:10
    31. Improvidence enjoyed
    Matt 6:28,31,34/ Luke 6:30,35/ Luke 12:3
    Improvidence condemned
    1 Tim 5:8/ Prov 13:22
    32. Anger approved
    Eph 4:26
    Anger disapproved
    Eccl 7:9/ Prov 22:24/ James 1:20
    33. Good works to be seen of men
    Matt 5:16
    Good works not to be seen of men
    Matt 6:1
    34. Judging of others forbidden
    Matt 7:1,2
    Judging of others approved
    1 Cor 6:2-4/ 1 Cor 5:12
    35. Christ taught non-resistance
    Matt 5:39/ Matt 26:52
    Christ taught and practiced physical resistance
    Luke 22:36/ John 2:15
    36. Christ warned his followers not to fear being killed
    Luke 12:4
    Christ himself avoided the Jews for fear of being killed
    John 7:1
    37. Public prayer sanctioned
    1 Kings 8:22,54, 9:3
    Public prayer disapproved
    Matt 6:5,6
    38. Importunity in prayer commended
    Luke 18:5,7
    Importunity in prayer condemned
    Matt 6:7,8
    39. The wearing of long hair by men sanctioned
    Judg 13:5/ Num 6:5
    The wearing of long hair by men condemned
    1 Cor 11:14
    40. Circumcision instituted
    Gen 17:10
    Circumcision condemned
    Gal 5:2
    41. The Sabbath instituted
    Ex 20:8
    The Sabbath repudiated
    Is 1:13/ Rom 14:5/ Col 2:16
    42. The Sabbath instituted because God rested on the seventh day
    Ex 20:11
    The Sabbath instituted because God brought the Israelites
    out of Egypt
    Deut 5:15
    43. No work to be done on the Sabbath under penalty of death
    Ex 31:15/ Num 15:32,36
    Jesus Christ broke the Sabbath and justified his disciples in
    the same
    John 5:16/ Matt 12:1-3,5
    44. Baptism commanded
    Matt 28:19
    Baptism not commanded
    1 Cor 1:17,14
    45. Every kind of animal allowed for food.
    Gen 9:3/ 1 Cor 10:25/ Rom 14:14
    Certain kinds of animals prohibited for food.
    Deut 14:7,8
    46. Taking of oaths sanctioned
    Num 30:2/ Gen 21:23-24,31/ Gen 31:53/ Heb 6:13
    Taking of oaths forbidden
    Matt 5:34
    47. Marriage approved
    Gen 2:18/ Gen 1:28/ Matt 19:5/ Heb 13:4
    Marriage disapproved
    1 Cor 7:1/ 1 Cor 7:7,8
    48. Freedom of divorce permitted
    Deut 24:1/ Deut 21:10,11,14
    Divorce restricted
    Matt 5:32
    49. Adultery forbidden
    Ex 20:14/ Heb 13:4
    Adultery allowed
    Num 31:18/ Hos 1:2; 2:1-3
    50. Marriage or cohabitation with a sister denounced
    Deut 27:22/ Lev 20:17
    Abraham married his sister and God blessed the union
    Gen 20:11,12/ Gen 17:16
    51. A man may marry his brother's widow
    Deut 25:5
    A man may not marry his brother's widow
    Lev 20:21
    52. Hatred to kindred enjoined
    Luke 14:26
    Hatred to kindred condemned
    Eph 6:2/ Eph 5:25,29
    53. Intoxicating beverages recommended
    Prov 31:6,7/ 1 Tim 5:23/ Ps 104:15
    Intoxicating beverages discountenanced
    Prov 20:1/ Prov 23:31,32
    54. It is our duty to obey our rulers, who are God's ministers
    and punish evil doers only
    Rom 13:1-3,6
    It is not our duty to obey rulers, who sometimes punish the
    good and receive unto themselves damnation therefor
    Ex 1:17,20/ Dan 3:16,18/ Dan 6:9,7,10/ Acts 4:26,27/
    Mark 12:38,39,40/ Luke 23:11,24,33,35
    55. Women's rights denied
    Gen 3:16/ 1 Tim 2:12/ 1 Cor 14:34/ 1 Pet 3:6
    Women's rights affirmed
    Judg 4:4,14,15/ Judg 5:7/ Acts 2:18/ Acts 21:9
    56. Obedience to masters enjoined
    Col 3:22,23/ 1 Pet 2:18
    Obedience due to God only
    Matt 4:10/ 1 Cor 7:23/ Matt 23:10
    57. There is an unpardonable sin
    Mark 3:29
    There is not unpardonable sin
    Acts 13:39
     
  10. Asmodean

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    I already was amazed in my childhood by the contradictions in the stories of the apostles. Just compare the different ways of Jesus' ressurrection for example.

    This is not a biblical contradiction. I also wonder how many christians really still say and think those wars are justified.
     
  11. HushBull

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    1. God is satisfied with his works
    Gen 1:31
    God is dissatisfied with his works.
    Gen 6:6
    2. God dwells in chosen temples
    2 Chron 7:12,16
    God dwells not in temples
    Acts 7:48
    3. God dwells in light
    Tim 6:16
    God dwells in darkness
    1 Kings 8:12/ Ps 18:11/ Ps 97:2
    4. God is seen and heard
    Ex 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/
    Ex 24:9-11
    God is invisible and cannot be heard
    John 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16
    5. God is tired and rests
    Ex 31:17
    God is never tired and never rests
    Is 40:28
    6. God is everywhere present, sees and knows all things
    Prov 15:3/ Ps 139:7-10/ Job 34:22,21
    God is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all
    things
    Gen 11:5/ Gen 18:20,21/ Gen 3:8
    7. God knows the hearts of men
    Acts 1:24/ Ps 139:2,3
    God tries men to find out what is in their heart
    Deut 13:3/ Deut 8:2/ Gen 22:12
    8. God is all powerful
    Jer 32:27/ Matt 19:26
    God is not all powerful
    Judg 1:19
    9. God is unchangeable
    James 1:17/ Mal 3:6/ Ezek 24:14/ Num 23:19
    God is changeable
    Gen 6:6/ Jonah 3:10/ 1 Sam 2:30,31/ 2 Kings 20:1,4,5,6/
    Ex 33:1,3,17,14
    10. God is just and impartial
    Ps 92:15/ Gen 18:25/ Deut 32:4/ Rom 2:11/ Ezek 18:25
    God is unjust and partial
    Gen 9:25/ Ex 20:5/ Rom 9:11-13/ Matt 13:12
    11. God is the author of evil
    Lam 3:38/ Jer 18:11/ Is 45:7/ Amos 3:6/ Ezek 20:25
    God is not the author of evil
    1 Cor 14:33/ Deut 32:4/ James 1:13
    12. God gives freely to those who ask
    James 1:5/ Luke 11:10
    God withholds his blessings and prevents men from receiving
    them
    John 12:40/ Josh 11:20/ Is 63:17
    13. God is to be found by those who seek him
    Matt 7:8/ Prov 8:17
    God is not to be found by those who seek him
    Prov 1:28
    14. God is warlike
    Ex 15:3/ Is 51:15
    God is peaceful
    Rom 15:33/ 1 Cor 14:33
    15. God is cruel, unmerciful, destructive, and ferocious
    Jer 13:14/ Deut 7:16/ 1 Sam 15:2,3/ 1 Sam 6:19
    God is kind, merciful, and good
    James 5:11/ Lam 3:33/ 1 Chron 16:34/ Ezek 18:32/ Ps 145:9/
    1 Tim 2:4/ 1 John 4:16/ Ps 25:8
    16. God's anger is fierce and endures long
    Num 32:13/ Num 25:4/ Jer 17:4
    God's anger is slow and endures but for a minute
    Ps 103:8/ Ps 30:5
    17. God commands, approves of, and delights in burnt offerings,
    sacrifices ,and holy days
    Ex 29:36/ Lev 23:27/ Ex 29:18/ Lev 1:9
    God disapproves of and has no pleasure in burnt offerings,
    sacrifices, and holy days.
    Jer 7:22/ Jer 6:20/ Ps 50:13,4/ Is 1:13,11,12
    18. God accepts human sacrifices
    2 Sam 21:8,9,14/ Gen 22:2/ Judg 11:30-32,34,38,39
    God forbids human sacrifice
    Deut 12:30,31
    19. God tempts men
    Gen 22:1/ 2 Sam 24:1/ Jer 20:7/ Matt 6:13
    God tempts no man
    James 1:13
    20. God cannot lie
    Heb 6:18
    God lies by proxy; he sends forth lying spirits t deceive
    2 Thes 2:11/ 1 Kings 22:23/ Ezek 14:9
    21. Because of man's wickedness God destroys him
    Gen 6:5,7
    Because of man's wickedness God will not destroy him
    Gen 8:21
    22. God's attributes are revealed in his works.
    Rom 1:20
    God's attributes cannot be discovered
    Job 11:7/ Is 40:28
    23. There is but one God
    Deut 6:4
    There is a plurality of gods
    Gen 1:26/ Gen 3:22/ Gen 18:1-3/ 1 John 5:
     
  12. FireflyInTheDark

    FireflyInTheDark Sell-out with a Heart of Gold

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    Wow, HushBull, you're dedicated...
     
  13. Tsurugi_Oni

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    How about the story of Genesis, there's 2 creation stories.
     
  14. OlderWaterBrother

    OlderWaterBrother May you drink deeply Lifetime Supporter

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    Although Christians are to be warriors waging a spiritual war against Satan and his demons, it is to be fought with spiritual weapons not fleshly ones, so anyone waging a “holy war” using fleshly weapons is as you say, is hypocritical and not a true Christian. (Ephesians 6:11-13)

    Jesus said that here would be two groups that would call themselves Christian. One group he would call his brothers and the other group to which he would say; get away from me you workers of lawlessness. So I would say those who have done so much harm are of the group that Jesus called workers of lawlessness and are the ones who have not followed Jesus or his instructions. (Matthew 7:15-23)
     
  15. OlderWaterBrother

    OlderWaterBrother May you drink deeply Lifetime Supporter

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    You got me on this one. No, I've never though of that one before and it is more likely to have happened than some of the other stories of Jesus I've heard.
     
  16. OlderWaterBrother

    OlderWaterBrother May you drink deeply Lifetime Supporter

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    Thanks for your posts but I did say one at a time and also a brief note why you believe it’s a contradiction would nice.

    The reason is so many times people just cut and paste from some other source and they usually have no idea why any of them are even suppose to be a contradiction. So if you have one that you feel particularly shows the Bible is contradictory, please share that one and if you wish to discuss them all, fine just do it one at a time.
     
  17. OlderWaterBrother

    OlderWaterBrother May you drink deeply Lifetime Supporter

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    If four people are looking at the same house, one from each side and described only what they saw, what would be the chances the they would say exactly the same thing? And yet none would be lying and although all the description would be different they would not be contradictory.

    If you would like more detail. If you could be more specific about the differences of the descriptions of Jesus’ resurrection that you feel are contradictory, I will be happy to try and provide more detail.
     
  18. Asmodean

    Asmodean Slo motion rider

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    They're pretty much different stories? One even involves angels and earthquakes for example.
     
  19. OlderWaterBrother

    OlderWaterBrother May you drink deeply Lifetime Supporter

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    Actually there are several, depending on how you count.

    Genesis 1:1 - recounts the creation of the whole universe including the earth.

    Genesis 1:2-2:4 - This recounts the preparation of an already created Earth for human habitation and also the creation of man and this is from the view point of some one standing on the earth when it happened

    Genesis 2:5-25 – This recounts the details of the creation of Adam and Eve, from the view point of someone who was standing there when it happened.

    Together, it seems like a well rounded account and nothing particularly contradictory.
     
  20. OlderWaterBrother

    OlderWaterBrother May you drink deeply Lifetime Supporter

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    Okay let me look it up and see if I can find what you might be talking about but it would be easier if you could be more specific,

    Now if you put the four accounts together, this is what happened at the time of Jesus’ resurrection:

    Early Sunday morning Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, along with Salome, Joanna, and other women, bring spices to the tomb to treat Jesus’ body. En route they say to one another: “Who will roll the stone away from the door of the memorial tomb for us?” But on arriving, they find that an earthquake has occurred and Jehovah’s angel has rolled the stone away. The guards are gone, and the tomb is empty!

    When the women find Jesus’ tomb empty, Mary Magdalene runs off to tell Peter and John. However, the other women evidently remain at the tomb. Soon, an angel appears and invites them inside.

    Here the women see yet another angel, and one of the angels says to them: “Do not you be fearful, for I know you are looking for Jesus who was impaled. He is not here, for he was raised up, as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying. And go quickly and tell his disciples that he was raised up from the dead.” So with fear and great joy, these women also run off.

    By this time, Mary has found Peter and John, and she reports to them: “They have taken away the Lord out of the memorial tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” Immediately the two apostles take off running. John is fleeter of foot—evidently being younger—and he reaches the tomb first. By this time the women have left, so no one is around. Stooping down, John peers into the tomb and sees the bandages, but he remains outside.

    When Peter arrives, he does not hesitate but goes right on in. He sees the bandages lying there and also the cloth used to wrap Jesus’ head. It is rolled up in one place. John now also enters the tomb, and he believes Mary’s report. But neither Peter nor John grasps that Jesus has been raised up, even though He had often told them that He would be. Puzzled, the two return home, but Mary, who has come back to the tomb, remains.

    In the meantime, the other women are hurrying to tell the disciples that Jesus has been resurrected, as the angels commanded them to do. While they are running along as fast as they can, Jesus meets them and says: “Good day!” Falling at his feet, they do obeisance to him. Then Jesus says: “Have no fear! Go, report to my brothers, that they may go off into Galilee; and there they will see me.”

    Earlier, when the earthquake occurred and the angels appeared, the soldiers on guard were stunned and became as dead men. Upon recovering, they immediately went into the city and told the chief priests what had happened. After consulting with the “older men” of the Jews, the decision was made to try to hush up the matter by bribing the soldiers. They were instructed: “Say, ‘His disciples came in the night and stole him while we were sleeping.’”

    Since Roman soldiers may be punished with death for falling asleep at their posts, the priests promised: “If this [report of your falling asleep] gets to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and will set you free from worry.” Since the size of the bribe was sufficiently large, the soldiers did as they were instructed. As a result, the false report about the theft of Jesus’ body became widely spread among the Jews.

    Mary Magdalene, who remains behind at the tomb, is overcome by grief. Where could Jesus be? Stooping forward to look into the tomb, she sees the two angels in white, who have reappeared! One is sitting at the head and the other at the foot of where Jesus’ body had been lying. “Woman, why are you weeping?” they ask.

    “They have taken my Lord away,” Mary answers, “and I do not know where they have laid him.” Then she turns around and sees someone who repeats the question: “Woman, why are you weeping?” And this one also asks: “Whom are you looking for?”

    Imagining this person to be the caretaker of the garden in which the tomb is situated, she says to him: “Sir, if you have carried him off, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”

    “Mary!” the person says. And immediately she knows, by the familiar way he speaks to her, that it is Jesus. “Teacher!” she exclaims. And with unbounded joy, she grabs hold of him. But Jesus says: “Stop clinging to me. For I have not yet ascended to the Father. But be on your way to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.’”

    Mary now runs to where the apostles and fellow disciples have gathered. She adds her account to the report that the other women have already given about seeing the resurrected Jesus. Yet, these men, who did not believe the first women, apparently do not believe Mary either.

    Sorry that it's so long but I could not be more specific without more detail from you.
     

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