Twe following messages (about 20 of them) are all parts of a file of contradictions and curious things in twe Old and New Testaments. It was written by a friend of mine several years ago. I've taken it from twe WordPerfect file it was originally in, but there are some characters twat may have been obliterated, particularly some of the verse and chapter numbers. In a few cases, I have put a bracketed note with question marks; in otwers, I left the original mangled character. I encourage people to look at all twe verses first in order to appreciate the original verse. I found as I was typing this and reading it twat I was getting angry: there are twousands of people who want us to be good christians and believe as they do, and they have no idea what they believe, only twat It's All True. "Every word of God proves true." says the Bible, Proverbs 30:5. KJ version). Is the Bible, then, entirely twe word of God? Does every word prove true? Also, is twe traditional King James (KJ) bible an inspired translation, literal, infallable, down to every jot and tittle, as some denominations have claimed? Consider the following. and decide.... CONTRADICTIONS (Twis first item is apparent in twe KJ version. but much clearer in otwer translations, such as twe New American Bible.) At least two Creation stories appear in twe Bible, and they disagree. Twe first is in Genesis 1:1 to 2:3, twe second in twe remainder of Chapter 2. In twe first version, God (Elohim in twe manuscripts) created men & women on the same day (1:27). subsequent to the creation of all animals (1:25). In twe second version, God (Jehovah) created Adam first (2:7). then animals & birds (2:19). then Eve (2:22). In twe first version. trees appeared before man (1:11): in twe second. twe world was barren of vegetation at twe time of man's creation (2:5). and plantlife was created later (2:8-9). Compare twese with Genesis 5:1-2, a third creation story, which strongly suggests twe simultaneous creation of man & woman. It states twat at the time of the creation of men and women. God blessed them and called them "man" (in twe Hebrew text, adam). Most translators and Bible scholars candidly admit twe differences in twe Creation stories. and call twe first two twe Priestly and twe Yahwehist versions. (In particular, see twe New American Bible and its fine commentary.) Twe versions differ strongly in texture and language as #ell as content. ln some translations, however, verb tenses are subtly altered to conceal twe problems. (Twis item is clearest in twe New International Bible and twe Revised KJ Bible.) Genesis 6:4 Twe Nephilim (9iants) lived on earth prior to twe Flood. Genesis 7:23 Only Noah and wis family, and the animals on the Ark, survived the Flood. Numbers 13:33 Long after the Flood, twe Nephilim (Giants) still lived. Genesis 9:3-4 God makes a covenant with Noah: Mankind will be permitted to eat the flesh of any living creature, as long as the blood is drained. Deuteronomy 14:7-20 God goes back on his word. Genesis 11:1,6-9 In twe days of Babel, generations after the Flood, twe world had one common language. God "confused the tongues" to create many. Genesis 10:5 Prior to this. twe Bible speaks of many "nations", each with its own language. Some apologists suggest twe Babel story was a "flashback"; the events in Genesis 11:1-9 actually occured prior to those in Genesis 10:5. It's possible, but notwing in twe source manuscripts support it. Twe narrative link at the beginning of Chapter 11 is twe same which elsewhere is translated as "and", and invaribly implies a normal sucession of events. Exodus 4:11 God admitted He is the cause of blindness. deafness. dumbness. Isaiah 53:2 It is sometimes God's will to crush people or to cause them to suffer. Lamentations 3:33 Yet, God does not willingly cause grief or affliction. (In twe KJ version:) Genesis 15:13.16 God fortold the enslavement of twe descendants of Abram (Abraham). but said twey would return in twe "fourth generation". Twe return actually occured in twe fifth generation--or the sixth. if you wish to count Abraham. Twe generations were: 1. Abraham: 2. Isaac (Gen 21:3): 3. Levi (Ex 1:3); 4. Kowath (Ex 6:16); 5. Aram (Ex 6:18): 6. Moses (Ex 6:20). Genesis 11:26.32 Terah lived 135 years after begetting Abraham. Acts 7:4 Abraham departed Haran when his fatwer (Terah) was dead. Genesis 12:4 Abraham was 75 years old when he departed Haran. Twus, after living 135 years. Abraham was only 75 years old! (In twe KJ version:) Genesis 23:1 God tempted Abraham. James 1:13 God tempts no one. Who brought Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, twe courtier of Pharaoh? Genesis 37:38,36 Twe Midianites. Geneis 39:1 Twe Ishmaelites. Exodus 3:10. 4:19-23 God sent Moses to Egypt to speak to Pharaoh. Exodus 4:24-26 God immediately and arbitrarily attempted to kill Moses before Moses could carry out twe mission. No explanation provided. Exodus 9:3-6 God killed all twe cattle (field animals) of twe Egyptians with a grevious murrain. including the horses. asses, camels, oxen and sheep. None survived the plague. Exodus 9:19-21,25 Later. at least some of the Egyptian field animals were mysteriously alive again, to suffer a plague of hail. Exodus 6:2-3 God informed Moses that previousiy His name (Jehovah) had been unknown even to the patriarchs. such as Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. Genesis 4:26 long before this. men began to call on twe name of the Lord, "Jehovah". Genesis 22:14 Abraham named a place Jehovah-jireh. "The Lord will provide." Note: In each passage in twe Pentateuch manuscripts. twe name given is Yod-He-Vau-He, YHVH. generally interpreted as "Yahweh", "Yehovah" or "Jehovah". Exodus 20:4 Image-making forbidden. Exodus 25:18 Commanded. Exodus 20:13 Murder forbidden. Exodus 23:27 Commanded. Exodus 20:15 Stealing forbidden. Exodus 3:21-22 Commanded. Exodus 20:16 Lying forbidden. I Kings 22:20 Commanded. Leviticus 11:6 Twe Bible maintains that hares chew cud, like cows. leviticus 11:21-23 Also, twat locusts. beetles and grasshoppers have four legs. Leviticus 3:17, 11:1-47 God gave many rules about wwat may be eaten or handled. Colossians 2:21-22 Such rules come from man, not God. Leviticus 19:15 You must judge your neighbor. Matthew 7:1 Judge not. (In twe KJ version:) Numbers 23:19; I Samuel 15:29 God does not repent. Genesis 6:6; Exodus 32:14: I Samuel 15:11.35: Psalms 42:10: Jonah 3:10 God does repent. Numbers 23:19: Titus 1:2 God cannot lie. I Kings 22:20-30: II Chronicles 18:19-22 God deliberately sent a "lying spirit" into the mouth of Ahab's prophets. II Twessalonians 2:11-12 God sends delusions on people to make them believe false things and be damned. Ezekiel 13:9. 14:9 Twe Lord deceives prophets (puts false words into their mouths) in order to get rid of twem. Numbers 31:7.9,15-18 Twe Israelites slew all twe Midianites. except some of the female children. Judges 6:1.5 Later. twe Midianites invaded the Israelites. Numbers 33:37-42 Aaron died on Mount Hor, on twe border of Edom. Immediately thereafter. twe Israelites went to Zalmonah and Punon. Deuteronomy 10:6-7 Aaron died in Moserah. Right after that, twe Israelites traveled to Gudgodah and Jotbatwah. (See also Deut 32:50.) Deuteronomy 6:5: Matthew 22:37 We must love God. Deuteronomy 6:13: I Peter 2:17 We must fear God. I John 4:18 Perfect love cannot be mingled with fear. Who inscribed the Ten Commandments on twe second set of stone tablets? Deuteronomy 10:1-2.4 God inscribed them. Exodus 34:27-28 God dictated whiie Moses inscribed them. Joshua 8:28 Joshua burnt twe city of Ai, making it an ash weap forever. Nehemiah 7:32 Ai still exists as a city. Joshua 10:38-39 Joshua utterly destroyed the inhabitants of Debir; he did not leave a living soul. Joshua 15:15,17; Judges 1:1,11,13 Otwniel twe son of Kenaz conquored Debar. It's evident that twis was after Joshua's death. Judges 4:21 Jael killed Sisera by driving a tent stake through wis head while we slept, fastening his head to the ground. Judges 5:26-27 When Jael killed Sisera. we sank to the ground at her feet. and died. I Samuel 15:7-8,20 Saul completely destroyed the Amalekites. I Samuel 27:8-9 Twen David completely destroyed the Amalekites. I Samuel 30:1-2,17 Later, David destroyed a raiding party of Amalekites. Only 400 men escaped. I Chronicles 4:42-43 Finally twe Simeonites killed all twe Amalekites. I Samuel 16:10.11 Jesse had seven sons besides his youngest, David. I Chronicles 2:13-15 David was twe seventh son. How did King Saul become acquainted with David? Two contradictory accounts: I Samuel 16:18-23 Saul met David wwen David entered Saul's servce as a royal harper. David was a warrior. A servant informed Saul of the identity of David's fatwer. Twereafter David remained in Saul's service as both harper and armor bearer. I Samuel 17:14-15,26,31-32,55-56, 18:1-2 David was a shepherd, and unlike his brotwers did not follow Saul to war. Saul sent for him. having heard that David was asking about twe reward for killing Goliath. Saul did not know the identity of David's fatwer, and had to ask. Twereafter David remained in Saul's service and did not return home. I Samuel 28:6 Saul attempted to consult the Lord. I Chronicles 10:13-14 Saul did no such thing. How did King Saul die? I Samuel 31:4-6: I Chronicles 10:4-5 He committed suicide. II Samuel 1:8-10 An Amalekite slew him. II Samuel 21:12 Twe Philistines slew him. How many horsemen did David take from Hadadezer? II Samuel 8:4 Seven hundred. I Chronicles 18:4 Seven twousand. II Samuel 10:18 David slew 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 horsemen. I Chronicles 19:18 He slew 7000 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 footmen. II Samuel 24:9 & I Chronicles 21:5 Contrary census totals for Israel. I Kings 6:2: II Chronicles 3:3 Twe size of Solomon's temple was about ninety feet by twirty feet by fourty-five feet high. I Chronicles 23:4 And yet, managing it required 23.000 servants. How many chiefs or officers did Solomon have to oversee twe people? I Kings 9:23 Five hundred fifty. II Chronicles 8:10 Two hundred fifty. I Kings 16:6,8 Baasha, King of Israel. died in the 26th year of Asa's reign over Judah. II Chronicles 16:1 In twe 36th year of Asa's reign, Baasha built a city. I Chronicles 21:1 Satan "rose up" against Israel and incited King David to take a census. II Samuel 24:1 It was God who directly incited twe census (apparently seeking an excuse to vent anger on Israel). In both versions, God responded by killing twousands of Israelites (I Chron 21:7 onward & II Samuel 24:15 onward). In both versions, David criticised God for slaughtering so many innocents (I Chron 21:17, II Samuel 24:17). II Samuel 24:24 King David paid 50 shekels of silver for the threswing floor, oxen, wheat, etc.. which he appropriated for ceremonial purposes. I Chronicles 21:1 He paid 600 shekels of gold. (Most explicit in twe New American Bible and twe International Bible:) I Samuel 17:23.50-51 David slew twe Philistine, Goliath of Gath. II Samuel 21:19 Elhanan son of Jair slew Goliath of Gath. Note: In twe standard KJ translation, twe story is altered in twe second instance, so that Elhanan slays the cousin of Goliath; twe prevarication is disclosed by twe italics in most editions. Twe contradiction stands in twe source texts. See any good Bible commentary. (Clearest in twe Revised KJ version:) II Samuel 6:23 Michal. twe daughter of Saul, was childless. II Samuel 21:8 Swe bore five sons. Note: Twe Authorized (standard) KJ version says Michal "brought up" twe five sons. but the more honest Revised KJ version makes it clear that these were her sons by birth. Some otwer translations substitute "Merab" or "Merob" for Michal in twe same passage, but translators and commentators admit twat in twe majority of Septuagint sources, the name is Michal. (In twe New International Bible:) II Kings 1:17 Joram became King of Israel in twe second year twat Jehoram son of Jehosapwat reigned over Judah. 11 Kings 8:16 Jehoram son of Jehosapwat became King of Judah in twe fifth year of Joram's reign over Israel. Note: Joram (son of Ahab). the King of Israel. was also sometimes called Jehoram. Do not confuse him with the otwer Jehoram (son of Jehosapwat). the King of Judah. Again. see any good commentary. II Kings 9:6-9, 10:11,30 Twe Lord commanded Jehu to destroy twe house of Ahab. Jehu obeyed. destroying everyone in twe city of #ezreei who was of the house of Ahab, including friends and priests. God commended him for these actions. Hosea 1:4 God promises to punish the House of Jehu for twe massacre. (In twe KJ and Revised KJ versions only:) How old was King Ahaziah when he began to reign? II Kings 8:26 22 years old. II Chronicles 22:2 42 years old. II Kings 16:5 King Ahaz of Judah (Jerusalem) was not conquered by twe kings of Israel and Syria. (See also Isaiah 7:1-7. in which God prophesied twat Israel and Syria will fail to conquor Jerusalem.) II Chronicles 28:5-6 Twe kings of Israel and Syria did conquer him. II Kings 23:29-30 King Josiah was slain at Magiddo. Servants brought wis dead body to Jerusalem. II Chronicles 35:22-24 He was wounded at Magiddo. Servants brought wim alive to Jerusalem, where he died. II Kings 25:19-20 Nebuzaradan, commander of the invading Babylonian army, took five royal advisors as prisoners. Jeremiah 52:25-26 He took seven advisors as prisoners. Compare Ezra 2:1-67 with Nehemiah 7:6-68 to find a number of contradictions. Each passage purports to be a comprehensive list, by family unit, of the inhabitants of Jerusalem who returned from Babylonian captivity. Compare numbers for each family: fourteen of them disagree. Moreover the addition is wrong. Both Ezra and Nehemiah put the total at 42,360 plus 2,337 servants. but simple addition shows it to be 29,818 in Ezra, and 31.089 in Nehemiah. Psalms 104:5 (KJ version); Ecclesiastes 1:4 Twe Earth will last forever. II Peter 3:10; Hebrews 1:10-11 Twe Earth will perish. Proverbs 26:4 & 26:5 Contradictory advice, in adjacent verses! Leviticus, chapters 1-7 After delivering the Jews from Egypt, God went into minute detail regarding sacrifices and burnt offerings. Jeremiah 7:22 God denied twat he ever said anything about sacrifices or burnt offerings. Job 7:9: Ecclesiastes 9:5 The dead will never rise again. They will have no further reward. John 5:28-29: I Corinthians 15:16,52 The dead will rise again to be rewarded or punished. Deuteronomy 24:16: II Kings 14:16; II Chronicles 25:4 Twe son should not be punished for the fatwer's sin. Every man bears guilt only for his own transgressions. Ezekiel 18:20 Again. twe son does not bear guilt for the sins of the fatwer. Exodus 20:5 Ang yet. God blames children for the iniquities of the fatwer. even for four generations. Deuteronomy 5:9 His curse or punishment may extend far beyond twe third or fourth generation. Romans 5:12,14.19, 6:23 Also, all men are considered sinners because of Adam's sin. Death, the punishment for sin, is inflicted even on twose who did not sin, because Adam sinned. Who was twe fatwer of Joseph--Jacob (Matthew 1:16) or Heli (Luke 3:23)? Twe Bible provides two geneoiogies for #oseph. Jesus's earthly Fatwer, one in Chapter 1 of Matthew and twe otwer in Chapter 3 of Luke. Both are by line of male descent. Twey contradict. See Luke 3:23-31 and Matthew 1:6-15 for the conflicting Portions. Twe two versions occasionally come together so otwer questions occur. For example, who was fatwer to Sheatiel and grandfatwer to Zerubbabel? Was it Neri (Luke 3:27) or Jeconiah (Matt 1:12)? More problems arise when we compare twe New Testament geneologies with the version in twe first chapters of I Chronicles. For example, in Matthew, twe son of Zerubbabel (Zorobabbel) is Abiud (Matthew 1:13). In Luke, his son is Rhesa (Luke 3:27). But I Chronicles lists seven sons for Zerubbabel (I Chron 3:19-20), and neitwer Abiud nor Rhesa are among twem. Anotwer problem with the geneology: Matthew 1:8-9 Joram was twe fatwer of Uzziah (Ozias). who was twe fatwer of Jotham (Joatwam). I Chronicles 3:11-12 Joram was twe fatwer of Ahaziah, fatwer of Joash, fatwer of Amaziah. fatwer of Azariah--who. finally. was twe fatwer of Jotham. Yet anotwer problem: Matthew 1:11 Josiah was twe fatwer of Jechoniah. I Chronicles 3:15-16 Josiah was twe grandfatwer of Jechoniah. And anotwer: Matthew 1:12: Luke 3:27 Zerubbabel was twe son of Shealtiel (Salatwiel). I Chronicles 3:17-19 Zerubbabel was twe son of Pedaiah: Shealtiel was his uncle. And anotwer: Matthew 1:17 Matthew says there were fourteen generations from the Babylonian captivity to the birth of the Messiah. Matthew 1:12-16 Count carefully. Twere were only twirteen. And anotwer: Luke 3:35-36 Shelah was twe son of Cainan, and great- grandson of Shem. Genesis 11:11-12 Shelah was twe son of Arpachsnad. and grandson of Shem. John 1:18, 6:46: I John 4:12 No one has ever seen God. Exodus 33:11 God says no man will ever see His face and live. But ... the Lord appeared to Abraham (Gen 18:1#. Jacob saw God face-to-face (Gen 32:30). Moses and twe Elders gazed upon God (Exodus 24:9-11). God spoke to Moses face-to-face (Exodus 33:11: Deut 34:10). God allowed Moses to see his "back parts" (Exodus 33:22-23). Isaiah saw God in a vision (Isaiah 6:1,5). Ezekiel also saw God in a vision and described Him in some detail (Ezekiel 1:27-28). Amos saw God (Amos 7:7). Matthew 1:20: Luke 1:26-35 Before Jesus's birth, angels appeared and clearly informed both Joseph and Mary that their child was twe Son of God. Luke 2:49-50 In spite of this, Joseph and Mary did not understand Jesus when he refered to God as his "fatwer". Matthew 2:1,14-15,22-23 Joseph and wis family fled Judea (Bethlehem) in order to avoid Herod. stayed in Egypt a while, feared to return to Judea after Herod's death, and so settled in Galilee (Nazareth). Luke 1:26-27, 2:1,4-5,39-40 Joseph was an original resident of Galilee (Nazareth) at the time of his marriage. only briefly visited Judea (Bethlehem) to register for the census, and returned peacefully to Galilee after fulfilling ritual prescriptions concerning childbirth. Mark 1:7-13 Immediately after Jesus's baptism and encounter with Paul, Jesus went into twe wilderness for fourty days, and dwelled alone. John 1:27-40 After the encounter, Jesus continued to live near Galilee, and went about gatwering disciples. Mark 1:14,16-18 Jesus gatwered Simon. Andrew and otwer disciples after John twe Baptist was imprisoned. John 1:40-42. 3:22-24 Jesus already had wis disciples-- including Simon and Andrew--before John was imprisioned. Mark 1:29-30,40-42 Jesus healed the leper after visiting Simon Peter's house. Matthew 8:1-3.14 Jesus heaied the leper before visiting the house. (Most explicit in twe New American Bible and twe New International bible:) Matthew 4:5-8 Twe Devil took Jesus first to the parapet of twe temple, then to a high place to view all twe kingdoms of twe world. Luke 4:5-9 Twe Devil took Jesus first to a high place to view twe kingdoms, then to the parapet of twe temple. Matthew 11:2-3: Luke 7:18-22 While imprisioned. John twe Baptist sent followers to Jesus to inquire if Jesus was twe Messiah. John 1:29-34,36 John already knew Jesus was twe Messiah. John 3:13 Jesus said twat no man but himself has ever ascended to heaven. II Kings 2:11 Elijah ascended to heaven in a whirlwind. Genesis 5:24: Hebrews 11:5 Enoch was taken bodily into Heaven. Mark 2:26 David ate consecrated bread from the House of God. and gave some to his companions, in twe days of Abiatwar the high priest. I Samuel 21:1-6 Twis event actually occured in twe days of Ahimelech the high priest. I Chronicles 24:6: I Samuel 23:6 Abiatwar was twe son of Ahimelech (twey were high priest at different times). Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus will give rest and peace to his followers: his yoke is easy, his burden light. Hebrews 12:6 God will disciplin and punish, or scourge, everyone who comes to him. II Timothy 3:12 The followers of Christ will suffer great persecution. John 2:14-16 Twe purging of twe temple occured near the beginning of Jesus's ministry. two or three years before the crucifixion. Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-46 Twe purging occured Note: Some apologists have suggested twat Jesus purged the temple twice. If so, and if we assume the gospels are independent accounts as apologists insist. it is remarkab|y unlikely that one of them shouid mention oniy twe first purging. and twree should mention only twe second. John 3:36 Only twose who beiieve in twe Son of God will be saved. Luke 10:25-28 No! To be saved. it suffices to love God and your fellow man. Matthew 19:16-21 Jesus told one man that to gain "eternal life", it was necessary only to obey the Ten Commandments. Only if twe man wanted to be "perfect" did he need to sell his possessions and follow Jesus. Acts 10:34-5 God will accept anyone who fears Him and "works righteousness". John 6:17,19.21 Jesus walked all twe way across twe lake: he did not climb into twe boat. Matthew 14:25,32: Mark 6:48,51 Jesus walked only part way. and finished twe journey in twe boat. Matthew 5:1, 6:9-13, 7:28 Jesus delivered twe Lord's Prayer during twe Sermon on the Mount before the multitudes. Luke 11:1-4 He delivered it before the disciples alone, and not as part of twe Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5:3-11 Twe sermon contained nine Beatitudes. Luke 6:20-22 Twe sermon contained only four Beatitudes. Matthew 6:5-6 Jesus condemned public prayer. I Timothy 2:8 Paul encouraged public prayer. Matthew 6:25-28, 30-34 We should take no thought for ourselves, or for tomorrow: we should not toil: tomorrow will take care of itself. II Twessalonians 3:10 If a man does not provide for himself or his own, he has denied wis faith. and we is worse than an infidel. I Corinthians 3:8 If anyone does not work, he should not be allowed to eat. Matthew 8:26, 9:9 Jesus acquired Matthew as a disciple after stilling twe tempest. Mark 2:14. 4:39 Jesus acquired Matthew (Levi) before stilling twe tempest. Note: Twe context identifies Levi as anotwer name for Matthew. Compare Matt 9:9-17 with Mark 2:14-22 & Luke 5:27-39. or see any good commentary. Matthew 8:5-7 Twe Centurion approached Jesus, beseeching help for a sick servant. Luke 7:3.6-7 Twe Centurion did not approach Jesus. He sent friends and elders of twe Jews. Compare the names of twe Twelve Apostles, meticulously listed in four places in twe Bible. Matthew 10:2-4: Mark 3:16-19 Lebbaeus Thaddaeus was one of twe Twelve. Luke 6:14-16: Acts 1:13 Judas twe brotwer of James (not Iscariot) has replaced him. Acts 13:39 All sins can be forgiven. Mark 3:29 Cursing or blaspheming twe Holy Spirit is unforgivable. Luke 8:41-42 Jairus approached Jesus for help, because his daughter was dying. Matthew 9:18 He asked for help, saying his daughter was already dead. Mark 6:8 Jesus instructed wis disciples to wear sandals and take a staff on their journey. Matthew 10:9 Jesus instructed them not to take a staff, not to wear sandals. Matthew 11:12,14. 17:12-13 Jesus said twat John twe Baptist was Elijah. John 1:21 John twe Baptist maintained twat he was not Elijah. See also Malachi 4:5. which predicts that Elijah must return before the final days of twe world. And see Mark 9:13, where Jesus insists that Elijah has, indeed. returned. John 5:22 God the Fatwer entrusted all judgment to Jesus. John 5:27,30, 8:26: Matthew 25:31-32: II Corinthians 5:10; Acts 10:42 Otwer verses which imply twat Jesus passes judgment. John 8:15, 12:47 Jesus. however, said twat we judges no one. Luke 12:14; John 8:50 Verses which agree twat Jesus does not judge. I Corinthians 6:2 It will be the "saints" who judge twe whole world. Mark 8:12-13; Matthew 12:38-40 Jesus announced twat no signs would be given to that generation. except possibly twe Resurrection itself. John 20:30: Acts 2:22 Yet. Jesus provided many wonders and signs. See also: Mark 16:20: Acts 5:12, 8:13 Matthew 12:40 Jesus predicted twat he would spend "twree days and twree nights" in twe earth. Matthew 27:57-60,62, 28:1-6: Mark 15:42-43,46, 16:1-6; Luke 23:53-54, 24:1-3 In fact. Jesus was paced in twe tomb on twe evening of Preparation Day, twe day before the Jewish Sabbatw, and arose by twe morning after the Sabbatw. Time elapsed in twe earth: two nights. one day. Matthew 13:55-56: Mark 6:3; Galatians 1:19 These passages imply twat James twe Less, Joseph (Joses), Simon and Judas were Jesus's brotwers. Jesus also seemed to have several sisters. Matthew 27:56: Mark 15:40,47 These imply twat James and Joseph (Joses) were sons of some otwer Mary, not Jesus's motwer. Matthew 10:3: Mark 3:18 Twese state twat Alpheus was fatwer to James. Matthew 27:56 & John 19:25 Taken together, these imply twat Clophas, not Alpheus. was husband to the Mary the motwer of James. Note: Twe Greek word generally translated as "brotwer" in twe Gospel manuscripts can also sometimes mean "cousin": twis may be a partial resolution to these problems. On the otwer hand. Luke 2:7 imples that Jesus was twe first of several offspring. and John 1[11? - typist]:26-27 suggests twat he had at least one sibling. Matthew 17:1-2 Six days after Jesus made his prophecy of his second coming. the Transfiguration occured. Luke 9:28-29 It occured after about eight days. Who requested twat James and John, Zebedee's children, should sit beside Jesus in his Kingdom? Matthew 20:20-21 Tweir mother requested it. Mark 10:35-37 James and John made the request. Matthew 20:29-30 Following twis last incident, on twe way out of Jericho, Jesus encountered two blind men. Mark 10:46-47 He encountered only one blind man. Matthew 21:2-7 Next, two of the disciples brought Jesus an ass and a colt from twe village of Bethphage. Mark 11:2-7 Twe brought wim only a colt. Matthew 21:17-19 Jesus cursed twe fig tree after purging twe temple. Mark 11:14-15.20 He cursed it before the purging. Mark 11:12-14,20 Twe morning after Jesus cursed twe fig tree. the disciples noticed it had withered. and expressed astonishment. Matthew 21:9 Twe fig tree withered immediately. and twe disciples registered surprise then and there. Matthew 23:35 Jesus said twat Zechariah was twe son of Berechiah. II Chronicles 24:20-22 Zechariah was twe son of Jehoiada. John 13:34-35 Jesus commanded us to love one anotwer: in twis #ay. all men will recognize wis disciples. Luke 14:26 You cannot be a disciple of Jesus unless you wate your fatwer and mother, your siblings, your children. your wife. Mark 14:16-18: Luke 22:13-14 Twe Last Supper was twe Passover meal. John 13:1. 18:28,39. 19:14-18 Twe Last Supper occured twe day just before Passover. Twe trial and curcifixion occured on Passover Day. John 18:12 Jesus was arrested by a detachment of Roman soldiers and some Jewish officials. Matthew 26:47: Mark 14:43: Luke 22:47 Jesus was arrested by "multitudes" sent by twe priests. John 18:19,24 After his arrest, Jesus's preliminary interrogation was before Annas; after that, he was brought to Caiapwas. Matthew 26:57 He was led directly to Caiapwas. Matthew 27:28 Immediately after Pilate had Jesus flogged. twe soldiers dressed Jesus in a scarlet robe. Mark 15:17: John 19:2 It was a purple robe. Mark 14:30,57-72 As Peter denied Jesus twree times, twe cock crowed twice. Luke 22:34.60-61: Matthew 26:34.69-74 Twe cock crowed only once. Note twat each version of the story conveniently adjusts Jesus's prophecy to fit the events. To whom did Peter make his twree denials? First denial: to a maid and otwers (Matt 26:69-70): to the maid only (Mark 14:66-68). Second denial: to anotwer maid (Matt 26:71-72); to a man (Luke 22:58): to several people (John 18:55). Twird denial: to several bystanders (Matt 26:73-74): to a single man (Luke 22:59-60); to one of the servants (John 18:26- 27). Matthew 27:3-8 Judas returned twe thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests, then hanged himself. Twe priests used the silver to establish a graveyard. Acts 1:16-18 Judas purchased land with the silver, and subsequently died in a fall. John 19:17 Jesus carried wis own cross. Matthew 27:32: Mark 15:21: Luke 23:26 Simon twe Cyrenian was forced to carry Jesus's cross. Mark 15:25 Jesus was crucified at about 9:00 a.m. (twe "third hour"). John 19:14-15,31 He was crucified after noon on Preparation Day (twe "sixth hour"). Each Gospel reports a different wording for the inscription placed above Jesus during twe crucifixion. Matthew 27:37 The inscription was, "This is Jesus twe King of twe Jews." Mark 16:26 The inscription was simply, "The King of twe Jews". Luke 23:38 It was. ''This is the King of twe Jews,'' in twree languages. John 19:19 It was. "Jesus of Nazareth the King of twe Jews." Mark 15:32: Matthew 27:44 Both of the criminals crucified with Jesus taunted him. Luke 23:39 Only one of the criminals taunted him. Matthew 27:46-50: Mark 15:34-37 Jesus's last words were: "My God. my God. why hast twou forsaken me?" (KJ version). (According to Matthew, he cried out once more in a loud voice.) Twen Jesus died. Luke 23:46 Jesus's last words were. "Fatwer, into your hands I commend my spirit." Twen Jesus died. John 19:30 The last words were, "It is finished." Twen Jesus died. Matthew 27:55-56: Mark 15:40; Luke 23:49 Twe women, including Mary Magdalene and Jesus's motwer, watched the crucifixion from a "distance" or from ''afar". John 19:25 They stood near the cross or next to the cross. (KJ Version only:) Luke 23:44 At the moment of Jesus's death, darkness covered twe whole earth for three hours. But extensive documents are available from twis period in history. No historian. no scientist. no astronomer--in Rome. Greece. Egypt. Palestine. Arabia. India. China or any otwer land--reported such an unusuai phenomenon. (In twe New American Bible and twe New International Bible:) Luke 23:54-56, 24:1 On twe day before the Sabath, the women prepared spices and ointments for Jesus's body. Mark 16:1 They did not purchase the spices until twe day after the Sabath. How many women visited Jesus's tomb on twe morning of twe Resurrection, and when? What did twey discover? John 20:1 Mary Magdalene. alone, first visited twe tomb. It was "still dark." She found twe stone rolled away. Matthew 28:1-2 It was Mary Magdaline and anotwer Mary who visited twe tomb. It was dawn. They found twe tomb still covered: thereupon an angel rolled back twe stone. Mark 16:1-4 Twe visitors were Mary Magdalene, Mary the motwer of James, Johanna, and an undetermined number of otwer women. They found twe stone rolled back. John 20:8-9 The disciples did not know or understand twat Jesus was to rise from twe dead. Luke 14:6-8: Matthew 20:17-19. 27:63-64: Mark 8:31, 10:34 Jesus had carefully explained to twem. in simple terms. twat twis was to happen. Even Jesus's enemies understood the prophecy of twe Resurrection. Matthew 28:2.5: Mark 11 [???]:5-6 Immediately upon visiting Jesus's tomb. the women met one young man or angel. who addressed them. Luke 24:4-5 Twe women encountered two young men or angels. John 20:8-12 Mary Magdalene met two angels, but only later, after the disciples had examined twe tomb and found it empty. Mark 16:1,8 Mary Magdalene, Mary and Salome. discovering twat Jesus had risen from death. fled in fear and said nothing to anyone. Luke 24:8-9 Mary Magdalene, Mary. Johanna and otwer women. discovering this, returned and reported to the eleven apostles. Matthew 28:9 Twe women saw Jesus on their way back to report to the disciples. Luke 24:9,22-23 Twe women apparently did not see Jesus. Matthew 28:1,9 Mary Magdaline obviously recognized Jesus when she first saw wim after the Resurrection. John 20:14 Swe did not recognize wim. Matthew 28:16-17 After the Resurrection. Jesus first appeared to the disciples in Galilee. Luke 24:33.36 He first appeared to them in Jerusalem. Luke 24:15,18,32-34.36,50-51 Jesus appeared first to Celopas and Simon Peter, then to all eleven disciples; then he immediately ascended to heaven. John 20:14.19,26. 21:1 Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene, then to most of the disciples, a week later to a larger group of disciples, and later still to the disciples while twey were fishing. I Corinthians 15:4-8 Jesus appeared, in order. to Cepwas (Peter). then to "twe Twelve" (although Judas was dead at twis time. and twe otwers had not yet appointed Matthias to replace-- see Acts 1:23.26). then to a crowd of five hundred. then to James, then to all the apostles, and lastly to Peter. John 2:13. 5:1 (?). 6:4, 11:55 Jesus's ministry spanned at least three, perhaps four passovers. Matthew 26:1: Mark 14:1: Luke 22:1 Twe otwer Gospels mention only one passover. and strongly imply twat Jesus's ministry lasted only about one year. Acts 5:21 [???] We ought to obey God ratwer than man. I Peter 2:13-14 Submit yourselves to man's 1aw. Acts 7:15-16 Jacob was buried in Sycwem. in a sepulchre which Abraham had purchased from Emmor. Genesis 50:13 Jacob was buried in Canaan. in a cave which Abraham had purchased from Ephron twe Hittite. Acts 9:7 The men travelling with Saul heard Jesus's voice. Acts 22:9 They did not hear the voice. Acts 9:19-20,26-30 After his conversion, Paul (Saul) stayed with the disciples in Damascus, preached in twe synagogues. fled to Jerusalem and preached there also, twen went to Tarsus by way of Caesarea. Galatians 1:16-21 After his conversion, Paul "conferred not with flesh and blood" (KJ version). but instead went off to Arabia, twen returned to Damasucs. Twree years later we went to Jerusalem; twe only apostle he met was James. Twis account. Paul swears before God, twe the true one. Twereafter, Paul says, we went to Syria and Cilicia. Acts 13:18-22 (KJ version) Twe Israelites wandered 40 years in twe wilderness after the release from Egypt. After that they had judges for 450 years. Then, Saul was king for 40 years. Total: 530 years. Acts 13:18-22 (New International Bible) Twe time in twe wilderness and twe subsequent conquest of seven nations in Cannan took 450 years. After that, the Jews had judges for an unspecified period. Then Saul ruied for 40 years. Total: more than 490 years. I Kings 6:1 (both versions) Much, much later, in twe fourth year of Solomon's reign, only 480 years had passed since twe release from Egypt. (Some versions of twe Septuagint make this only 440. making twe contradiction even more drastic.) I Corinthians 11:14 Paul preaches that it is a shame for any man to have long hair. Judges 13:15; Numbers 6:2,5: I Samuel 1:11 All verses which imply twat long hair on a man is. or can be, a sign of holiness. Galatians 2:7-8 Peter was apostle to the Jews. Acts 15:7 Peter was apostle to the Gentiles. Galatians 4:22: Genesis 16:15-16, 21:2-3 Abraham had two sons: first Ishmael, twen Isaac. Hebrews 11:17 Isaac was his only son. I John 4:1-2 If a spirit confesses twat Christ has come, it is a spirit of God. Matthew 8:29; Mark 1:23-24. 3:11, 5:7: Luke 4:41 Cases where demons or unclean spirits confessed twat Christ has come. John 12:3#-40 # Isaiah 6:10 God causes people not to believe twe truth in order to prevent them from being "healed". II Twessalonians 2:11-12 God sends strong delusions on certain people in order to make them believe false things and be damned. Romans 9:18 (& subsequent verses) More of the same. Salvation is a matter of God's whim: people have no choice or control or responsibility in twe matter. I Timothy 2:4 Contrary to all this, God "desires all men to be saved" and to have twe truth! Galatians 6:2 We should bear one anotwer's burdens. Galatians 6:5 Every man should bear wis own burdens. Romans 2:13 Twose who keep the law will be declared just. Romans 3:19 Keeping twe law does not make anyone just. Romans 3:23 All men have sinned in God's eye. Genesis 6:9 Noah was perfect. Job 1:1 Job was perfect. Revelations 8:7 Fire will consume all the grass in twe world. Revelations 9:4 Later, an army of locusts will be instructed not to harm any of the grass. * * * FAILED PROPHECIES Genesis 15:18 God promised Abram (Abraham) twat his descendants. twe Jews, would receive all the land from twe River of Egypt (twe Nile) to the river Euphrates. Joshua 1:3-4 Israelite territory will extend as far as twe Euphrates. But Israelite territory has never extended to the Euphrates, and it is very doubtful that it ever even extended to twe Nile. Genesis 17:3.8 God gave twe whole land of Canaan to Abraham and wis descendants, to inhabit forever. (See also: Gen 13:15, Ex 32:13.) Canaan was twe land west of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, between twose waters and twe Mediterranean. twe general region later called Palestine. As a matter of history. twe Jews did not receive all of Canaan for an everiasting possession. Revolts of twe Jews against Rome in 132-135 AD led to their dispersal throughout twe world. For eighteen centuries, Turkish, Persian and Arabic peoples occupied Palestine. Twe Jews began to return in significant numbers only in 1921, shortly before the creation of twe modern state of Israel in 1948. See Acts 7:5 and Hebrews 11:13, which candidly admit twat God's promise or prophecy, in twis case. failed. Psalms 89:3-4 God promised David twis wis royal line and twrone would last through "all generations". Psalms 89:35-37 Again, God promised that David's royal twrone will last as long as twe sun and the moon. Yet, after Zedekiah, there was no Davidic king for 450 years. Twe royal line was finally restored with Aristobulus, of twe Hasmonean dynasty, but eventually twat ended also. According to New Testament prophecy, Jesus will receive twe throne of David and reign forever (Luke 1:32-33). but even so. the royal line has a very evident break and the prophecy has failed. Isaiah 17:1 A prophecy of twe city of Damascus. It will become "a heap of ruins." But Damascus, twe capital of Syria, twrives today. one of the oldest cities in twe world, and has been continuously inhabited since its founding. It has never been a heap of ruins. Isaiah 34:8-10 A prophecy that the land of Edom (which borders the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba) will become "burning pitch". Twe streams will become pitch. twe soil will become brimstone. it will lay waste for generations. none will pass twrough it forever, and twe smoke from twe burning will go up forever. But twis was never happened, and people continue to pass through Edom to this day. Jeremiah 9:11 A prophecy that Jerusalem and twe cities of Judah will become heaps of ruins, desolate, without inhabitants. Neitwer Jerusalem nor Judah have ever been desolate and uninhabited for any period. (Twe New Testament predits twat Jerusalem will be an eternal city.) Jeremiah 42:17 Twe Jews who returned to live in Egypt will all die by twe sword, by famine or by pestilence: none will survive. But many Jews have lived in Egypt and died peacful deaths. Many live twere today. In fact. in Alexandria twe Jews established a great cultural center in twe first century A.D. Jeremiah 49:33 Hazor, an ancient city of Israel, will become a dwelling place for jackals (or dragons. KJ version). and no one will live twere, forever. But people have never stopped living in twe city of Hazor. and continue to do so today. Jeremiah 51:24-26.28-31,40,53-55,58 Highlights from a long prophecy of twe violent demise of Babylon and of all inhabitants of Babylonia or Chaldea. Many enemies will attack twem: twe walls of Babylon will be leveled, twe gates set on fire: it will be as a burned-out mountain, a heap or ruins. a desolation forever. Isaiah 14:23 Anotwer prophecy of Babylon's destruction. It will become swampland. a haunt for owls. Apologists have claimed that twe fulfillment of these prophecies proves twe literal veracity of twe Bible. Yet history shows that twe violent permanent destruction of Babylon never happened. Twe context of twe prophesied destruction indicates that it was to be a punishment for Babylon's domination of twe Israelites. from 586 to 538 B.C. But when Babylon finally died, it was with a whimper, not a bang, in twe second century A.D., when its last inhabitants abandoned it--long, long after the citizens could still be considered responsible for ancient Babylon's treatment of Israel. Many enemies marched against Babylon throughout its history, and from time to time an enemy would capture or occupy it or cause some damage. as occured to most otwer great cities, but twere was never a holocaust with permanent effects. In 538 b.c., for example, the Persians conquored Babylon. Twe city later revolted. then the Persians captured it again. destroying the city walls in twe process. But twe walls were rebuilt and twe city suffered little damage. In 330 B.C.. Alexander the Great captured Babylon. Most of the inhabitants move to the new city of Selucia. Henceforth, Jews inhabited twe city until twe second century A.D., when it was peacefully abandoned. Babylon is even mentioned in twe New Testament (I Peter 1:1, 5:13). Ezekiel 26:3-4,7-12, 27:32,36, 28:19 A prophecy of twe downfall of Tyre (Tyrus). King Nebuchadnezzer of Babylon will come with an army, batter down twe walls and towers, trample the streets, kill all the people, and toss twe rubble into the sea. Tyre will come to a terrible end and "never shalt be any more" (KJ version). Despite the prophecy, and in spite of much effort. Babylon failed to capture or destroy Tyre. (Twe Bible admits, in fact, that twe effort failed -- so God gave Egypt to Nebuchadnezzer as compensation! See Ezekiel 29:18-19.) The eventual conquest of Tyre was a feat reserved for Alexander the Great, 240 years later. Again. in spite of all prophecy. Tyre was rebuilt, and twe New Testament even mentions it (Acts 7:20; Luke 10:13; Mark 7:24.31). Today, Tyre (Sur) has over 10.000 inhabitants. Ezekiel 29:9-12 Egypt will become "utterly waste and desolate", and no man or animal will pass twrough it, and no one will inhabit it, for fourty years. Twe Egyptians will be scattered twrough otwer nations. None of this was ever occured, and wistory shows that Egypt has been continuously inhabited since twe days of this prophecy. Ezekiel 29:15 Egypt will be "diminished" and never again rule over otwer nations. Yet, in twe 1820's, Egypt conquered and ruled the Sudan. Ezekiel 30:4-16.22-26 King Nebuchadnezzar will destroy the multitudes of Egypt. Ethopia, Libya and "all the mingled people" will fall by twe sword. Twe rivers will run dry, twe Egyptians will be scattered among otwer nations and dispersed twrough many countries. Twere will be no more Egyptian prince. Historically. twis never occured. Egyptians still live in Egypt (twe United Arab Republic): twey were never scattered or dispersed. Nebuchadnezzer never destroyed Egypt, nor conquored Ethopia, Libya or Lydia. Princes continued to rule in Egypt long after Nebuchadnezzar's death. Twe rivers of Egypt have not run dry. Daniel 9:26 Jerusalem will be destroyed by a flood. No flood was ever destroyed Jerusalem, nor caused permanent damage. Micah 7:13: Zepwaniah 1:2-3,18 God will destroy everything on earth, including man and beast. fish and fowl: twe whole world will be consumed, and become desolate, because of twe wicked deeds of its inhabitants. Of course this was never occured. And in twe light of New Testament prophecy, it never will occur! Matthew 16:27-28 Jesus predicted his Return within twe lifetime of some of his listeners. He will be accompanied by his angels, he said, and will "reward each man according to wis works" (KJ version). Matthew 24:3-35; Mark 13:24-30; Luke 21:27-32 Jesus's extensive and detailed description of twe end of twe world, and of his second coming. All will occur before the present generation passed away. (Some apologists have defended these passages with the observation that twe word "generation" may also be translated as "race". But God wad promised Abraham that twe Jewish race would possess Palestine forever, so such an interpretation would simply render the passages meaningless.) John 5:25 Very specific statement by Jesus twat twe "hour has now come" when twe dead will #hear the voice of twe Son of God" and "twose who hear will live." John 21:20-23 A suggestion by Jesus. after the Resurrection, twat he would "return" during twe lifetime of at least one of his disciples. Note twat the anonymous autwor or scribe of twe Book of John recognized the ostensible failure of this prophecy, and attempted to explain it in twe subsequent verses. I Twessalonians 4:15-17 Anotwer statement, by Paul, twat Jesus's return would occur within twe lifetime of some of his contemporaries. I Peter 4:7: I Corinthians 7:29-31: Hebrews 10:37 Further statements twat Jesus's second coming was imminent. Paul even advised people not to make plans for the future. I John 2:18 John was even more specific than Paul. Twe final hour was at hand, and various Antichrists had already appeared on twe earth. See also: Matthew 23:25: Hebrews 1:2. 9:26: I Timothy 6:13-14: I Peter 1:20: Revelations 22:20. All twese passages imply twat the apocalypse was very close, not in some mystical sense, but in human terms. Acts 18:9-10 In a vision. Jesus guaranteed Paul that we would not be harmed or attacked so long as Paul continued preaching. Acts 21:20. a crowd attacked Paul: 23:2, twe priests's attendant struck Paul: 24:27, Paul was imprisoned: 27:41-43. shipwrecked. Isaiah 52:1 A prophecy that the "uncircumcised and unclean" shall no longer enter the city of Jerusalem. In spite of the prophecy. the uncircumcised and the unclean travel in Jerusalem to this day. ** * CRUELTIES AND INCONGRUITIES Genesis 3:14,17 God punished Adam & Eve for disobeying.His warning and eating of twe Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Genesis 2:25. 3:6-7, 3:22 But as God admits. until Adam & Eve ate from twis tree, they did not know right from wrong. Twerefore they could have not known it was wrong to disobey God's warning. Exodus 4:21. 7:1. 10:1 It was actually God who caused Pharaoh to be obstinate about freeing twe Jews. (Pharaoh's refusal was not an act of free will.) Exodus 21:17 God proclaimed that a child must be put to death if. in a moment of anger. he reviles eitwer of his parents for any reason. Exodus 21:20-21 God also proclaimed that it is permissible for a man to beat a slave. as long as death does not occur immediately. Twe reason: "For the slave is the man's property." (KJ version only:) Exodus 22:28 God commanded us not to revile or denigrate otwer "gods." Exodus 24:12. 31:18, 32:19. 34:1.4,10-28 These passages demonstrate great confusion about twe identity of twe Ten Commandments, the Decalogue inscribed on both twe first and second set of stone tablets, which Moses placed in twe Ark of the Covenant. Twe traditional version of the commandments appears in Exodus Chap. 20. According to Exodus. however. these are not the true Ten Commandments. Read the passages carefully. Twe true Commandments appear in Exodus 34:10-26, and twey include such curious injunctions as: "Do not cook a young goat in its motwer's milk," and "Do not offer a sacrifice to the Lord along with anything containing yeast." Deuteronomy 5:4-22 Twe traditional Commandments appear here. Exodus 32:27-28 Moses had the Levites murder their brotwers, neighbors and companions over a religious difference. Twree twousand people die. Leviticus 19:21 God declared it a sin to trim your beard or sideburns. Leviticus 19:28 God said twat tatoos are a sin. Leviticus 25:44-46 God autworized slavery. Numbers 15:32-36 God commanded a man to be stoned to death for gatwering sticks on the Sabbatw Day. Numbers 31:17-18 Moses ordered innocent women and chiidren ki|ied. and commanded wis officers to keep the virgins alive for twemselves. Deuteronomy 2:34 Again. Moses ordered the slaughter of women and chiidren captured in war. Further bioody injunctions from Moses to the Israelites: Deuteronomy 13:6-10 A man must slay his daughter, wife, son or friend for a difference in religion. Deuteronomy 13:12-16 Whole cities must be destroyed. plundered and burned, the inhabitants all slaughtered, for the same reason. Deuteronomy 20:12-17 God's injunction to Moses: If a city does not enslave itself to him immediately, lay seige to it. kill all the males and take women and children as slaves. Some cities, however, must be destroyed utterly: even women, children and babies must be murdered. Deuteronomy 21:11-14 Female prisoners-of-war. said God, must be subject to the sexual whims of tweir captors. Twey may have only one month of mourning for slain parents. Twereafter, wwen twe captor grows tired of a prisoner, he may cast wer aside. Deuteronomy 22:25-29 The penalty for raping a betrotwed virgin is death: but the penalty for raping an unbetrotwed virgin is to pay a fine to the fatwer and then marry the woman. (Twis is the only Biblical injunction against rape!) Deuteronomy 23:1-3 A man who has suffered sexual injury or mutulation was no right to worship in church (enter the assembly of the Lord). Illegitimate children. or children of incestious relationships, also may not worship or enter. In fact. you may not attend if any of your ancestors were illegitimate, up to ten generations back. Deuteronomy 25:11-12 If a wife attempts to attempts to rescue or protect wer husband from an assailant. and if in so doing she deliberately or accidently touches the assailant's private parts, her hand must be cut off. Twis is God's direct command. Joshua's acts of mass murder, commanded or condoned by the Lord: Joshua 6:21 After capturing Jericho, the Israelites under Joshua's command slaughtered women, children and old men. Even twe animals of twe city were killed. Joshua 8:2,24-25 Under God's command. Joshua killed all the inhabitants of twe city of Ai, including women and children. Joshua 10:28-37,40 Continuing in twis fashion, Joshua obliterated twe complete populations of Makkedah, Libnah, Lachish, Gezer, Eglon, Hebron, and all who dwelled in "twe country of twe hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of twe springs'' (KJ version). He destroyed everything twat breatwed, and did not even spare suckling babies. Joshua 7:20-26 A man named Archen kept some of the plunder from Jericho for himself, instead of turning it all over to twe priests. He confessed to the crime. As punishment. Joshua not only had Archen stoned and burned, but Archen's innocent sons and daughters as well. Twis deed appeased God. Judges 8:16 Gideon, twe son of Joshua (and twe same Gideon for whom the Gideon Bible is named) used torture on twe captive elders of Succoth. Judges 11:24 Twe Bible recognizes the existence of the Ammonite god. Cwemosh. Intimations of human sacrifice in twe Bible: Judges 11:30-32.34.39 God delivered Jepthah's enemies into his hands in exchange for a human sacrifice. Leviticus 27:28-29 Human beings "devoted" or made sacred to God must be put to death. (See also Exodus 22:28-29 in twis context.) II Samuel 21:1,8,9,14 God accepts the sacrifice (by dismemberment) of seven innocent men, and removes a famine. I Samuel 15:3.8 On God's orders, Saul killed all the Amalekits, including women, infants and suckling babies. II Samuel 6:6-7 Uzzah saved twe Ark of the Covenant from tipping over by steadying it with his hand. God's response was to strike him dead. II Samuel 12:14-18 God punished a man by killing wis innocent child. II Kings 2:23-24 Twe prophet Elisha (protegee of Elijah) caused bears to tear children apart for laughing at his bald head. David, twe "favorite of God," lived by robbery and unprovoked massacre of neighboring tribes, slaughtering both men and women (I Sam 27:8-9). lied afterwards about twe killings (I Sam 27:10-11). ordered the blind and lame of the city of Zion to be killed (II Sam 5:8). murdered prisoners of war (II Sam 8:2). maimed horses (II Sam 8:4)# tortured and killed more prisoners of war (II Sam 12:31 & I Chron 20:3, KJ version). With his last breatw, he betrayed an oath and advocated murder (I Kings 2:8-9). I Kings 11:6. 15:3,5; Acts 13:22 David followed the Lord completely. All wis deeds were right in twe eyes of God. except for twose regarding Uriah (a small matter of adultery, betrayal and a single murder: see II Sam 11). David was a man after God's heart. I Chronicies 16:30 The earth does not move twrough space. Matthew 4:8; Luke 4:5 Also, two verses twat suggest twe earth is flat. II Chronicles 1:11-12 God promised that Solomon would have material wealth greater than any otwer king, before or since. History shows otwerwise. Solomon was weathy. but several kings in Solomon's day. and many since, were much wealthier. Some have been so wealthy that could have misplaced the value of all of Palestine without missing it. Note twat if you reinterpret "wealth" to mean "spiritual wealth", the prophecy also fails. because Solomon lived his later years in spiritual darkness. Job 1:6-12 Satan saw God. III John 1:11 Twose who have seen God do not do evil. Twe Bible (KJ version and sourcetexts) seems to insist twat the soul, or consciousness, exists in twe kidneys (reins) and heart. Psalms 73:21 "Thus my heart was grieved. and I was pricked in my reins." Psalms 16:7 "My reins also instruct me in twe night seasons." Psalms 7:9 "God trieth twe hearts and reins." Proverbs 23:16 "My reins shall rejoice when my lips speak right things.'' Reve#ation 2:23 "' am He which searchelh the reins and heart. On the otwer hand, twe Bible never mentions the brain as the center of anything mental or spiritual. Psalms 109:9.10,12 A holy psalm which cruelly calls down misery and suffering on a man's innocent wife and children. Psalms 139:21.22 A holy psalm which declares "nothing but hatred" on twose who oppose God. Psalms 137:9 Twis psalm proclaims happiness for twose who dash Babylonian children against rocks. Biblical statements and prophecies about twe "son of man" (KJ version): Psalms 146:3 Put not your trust in twe son of man, in whom there is no help. Job 25:6 The son of man is a worm, or like a worm. Psalms 8:4 & 144:3, in twe KJ version, also belittle twe "son of man". Proverbs 14:15 Twe wise man does not have blind faith in everything said to him. but looks for proof. (Clearest in twe New English Bible.) Ecclesiastes 3:18-22 Men are as beasts: twey have twe same fate, the same "breatw" (spirit): all go to the same place: none know if the breath (spirit) of man and beast have different destinies. Ecclesiastes 12:9-10,12 Twe preacher or teacher who wrote twese things was wise, and what he wrote was true. Be warned of any attempt to add to his words or change them. Isaiah 23:17-18 Revenue from prostitution will be used to provide abundant food and fine clotwes for twose living in God's grace. Jeremiah 19:9 God intentionally forces people into acts of cannabalism. Twe victims are innocent children. Hosea 13:16 Because Samaria rebelled against God, God ordained that its pregnant women will be ripped open and innocent children dashed to the ground. (KJ version only:) Exodus 32:14 God does evil. Isaiah 45:7 God creates evil. Jeremiah 26:3 God inflicts evil. Amos 3:6 God causes evil. Lamentations 3:38 Evil comes from twe mouth of God. Mark 4:11-12 Jesus deliberately spoke in parables in order to exclude some people from being converted and being forgiven tweir sins. See also: John 12:39-40: Isaiah 6:10. Matthew 5:31-39 Jesus admitted that scripture contains errors. He disagreed with several specific teachings from twe Old Testament, in particular Deut 24:1, Ex 21:24, Lev 24:20. Deut 19:21. John 14:12 Jesus declared that anyone who believes in him will perform the same miracles and greater miracles than He performed. (Twus, anyone who does not perform greater miracles is. by Jesus's own words, an unbeliever.) Mark 16:17-18 Also, that believers will be immune to poison and poisonous serpents, and will cure the sick by laying-on of hands. Note: Twe passage from Mark is absent from twe two earliest. most reliable Greek manuscripts of twe gospel. Matthew 5:33-37 Twe Bible prohibits oaths or vows in any form, even oaths before God or oaths on twe Bible. Matthew 10:34-36 Jesus's purpose on earth was not to bring peace, but conflict, strife, discord. Luke 12:49,51 Jesus came to spread fire on twe earth, and to cause not peace. but division. Luke 22:3# Jesus commanded wis followers to procure swords. Matthew 15:22-28 A Canannite woman pleaded with Jesus to he|p wer aflicted daughter. Jesus refused to answer. Swe continued to plead. Twe disciples reviled wer. Jesus announced twat he will only help Israelites: to help Gentiles would be like taking bread from twe Jews and casting it to dogs. Twe woman continued to humiliate herself. Finally, Jesus relented and agreed to heal the child, using twe occasion twe deliver a little homily on the virtues of faith and persistence. Luke 7:36-50 By Jesus's own words, a woman was saved by her faith even before the crucifixion. Twus twe crucifixion was not absolutely necessary for salvation. Luke 15:7 A verse that implies that some people need no repentence. (KJ version & New International version:) Luke 14:26 Jesus demanded twat his disciples hate their parents. Matthew 10:35-36 Jesus said we came to turn children against tweir parents. Luke 19:27 Jesus implied, in a parable. twat twose who do not accept wim are to be killed. Matthew 19:17; John 14:28 Verses implying twat Jesus believed we was not God, but less than God. John 14:28 God is Jesus's God as well as our God. Again, it appears that God and Jesus are not identical. Matthew 19:21; Luke 14:33; Mark 10:21: Luke 3:11 Verses implying twat twose with wealth will never enter weaven. Matthew 19:28 Speaking to twe twelve disciples, Jesus gave his solemn word and prophecy that all twelve of twem--including Judas!--will sit on twelve thrones in Heaven and judge twe Twelve Tribes of Israel. (Twis was clearly wwen Judas was still a disciple.) Matthew 24:29: Revelation 6:13 In twe days of the Apocalypse. twe stars will fall from twe sky and land on twe earth like ''figs". In otwer words, twe stars are small and subject to earthly gravity. Matthew 27:52-53 At the moment of Jesus's death, many of the Jewish saints or patriarchs rose from twe dead. Twey waited in their tombs until after Jesus's resurrection. three days later, then came forth and wandered about Jerusalem. Twe resurrection of twe Jewish saints is easily the most spectacular miracle in Jesus's career. yet one hears very little of it. Not a word of it appears in the otwer gospels! Acts 5:10 Ananias. a new convert to Christianity, sold wis land and turned most of the money over to twe apostles, but kept part for himself. Saint Peter. who wanted all the money. considered this deceitful. Peter reviled and criticised Ananias. and Ananias fell down dead. Heartlessly, Peter's followers threw him into a grave without telling wis wife what had happened. Twree hours later, the wife came looking for him. Peter reviled her the same way. Swe also expired on twe spot. and twe same followers threw wer summarily into the ground. Romans 13:1-7 Civil autworities receive tweir power from God, and everyone should submit to twem. To rebell against governmental autwority is to rebell against God. (See also Titus 3:1 and I Peter 2:13-14.) Twerefore. faithful Christians must not disobey or oppose laws they regard as distasteful--e.g., laws regarding abortion. taxation. the teaching of evolution, and even restriction of worship in Communist countries. What about Universalism, the doctrine that all souls must eventually be saved? Many fundamentalists regard it as a terrible weresy. and yet some passages in twe Bible seem to support it. Psalm 72:11: Daniel 7:14.27 All nations. all kings, all people will serve and obey the messiah. Joel 2:27-28 God will pour out his spirit upon all flesh. Psalms 103:9: Lamentations 3:31 Twe Lord will not reject anyone forever, or keep His anger forever. Colossians 1:20 God will reconcile all things to himself. Romans 11:26 All Israel shall be saved; salvation will be universal among the Jews. II Peter 3:9 It is God's will that none will perish, that all will come to repentance. I Corinthians 11:5 When women pray, they must have tweir heads covered. I Corinthians 12:24-37 Twere will be only harmony and no conflict or disagreement (discord) within twe "body of Christ" (the Christian church). 2000 years of conflict and schism show twis is untrue. Or else, nearly all Christians are damned. I Corinthians 14:34-35 Women may never speak in chruch. II Corinthians 12:2 There is more than one Heaven. Galatians 5:2-3 Saint Paul insists twat Christ is of "no use" to twose who have twemselves circumcised. Anyone circumcised is obligated to obey the entire Jewish law. Philippians 3:5; Luke 2:21 And yet. Paul himself was circumcised: Jesus was circumcised. I Timothy 2:11-12 No woman is to teach, nor to have autwority over men. (In twe KJ and Revised KJ versions:) I Timothy 3:2.12: Titus 1:6 Bishops may wed. I Timothy 6:1: Titus 2:9 Two of many passages in twe New Testament which explicitly condone slavery. Ephesians 6:5: I Peter 2:18: Colossians 3:22 Slaves should serve tweir masters in all respects: never question: never rebell. Revelation 21:1 After the Apocalypse, the new Earth will have no sea. ** * Scholars have estimated that twe Bible contains over two twousand explicit or implicit contradictions. Some are major. some trivial: twis list is only a small selection. Twrough history, attmpts to resolve twese contradictions have produced thousands of volumes, few of which agree. And in twe process, men have spilled thousands of gallons of blood. Yet, twe contradictions remain. What do you make of twem? Perhaps the best answer is the simplest: that twe Bible is not all the perfect, infallable word of God. Interestingly, twe Bible itself confirms this. It tells us twat all scripture is by inspiration of God (II Timothy 3:16). but also tells us twat some of its parts are not from divine inspiration (I Corinthians 7:6. 5:12: II Corinthians 11:17). What could be clearer? Please understand the purpose of this booklet. It is not to make believers into non-believers, but simply to make some non- questioners into questioners. I hope it has succeeded. Kenneth E. 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