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John 13:6 vs. John 16:5 - A Contradiction in the Bible?

by Matthew Elton

copyright 2009 Matthew Elton

Question:

In John 13:6 Simon Peter asked Jesus "whither goest thou?" but in John 16:5 Jesus says "none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?"  Did Jesus not hear Peter's ques...

The Dual Death of Goliath: A Contradiction in the Bible?

by Matthew Elton

copyright 2009 Matthew Elton

matt@faithfirstmedia.com

Question:

Everybody knows about the fight David versus Goliath. The young David kills Goliath with his slingshot.

1.Samuel 17,4-50:

"A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came ...

Jacob's Family Tomb: A Contradiction in the Bible?

by Matthew Elton

copyright 2009 Matthew Elton

Question:

In Acts 7,15-16 Stephen tells us this:

"Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. Their bodieswere brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham hadbought from the sons of Hamor at She...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Did Joseph flee with the baby Jesus to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23), or did he calmly present him at the temple in Jerusalem and return to Galilee (Luke 2:21-40)?

Answer:

Herod ordered all baby boys to be killed. After this, h...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Did Jesus go immediately to the desert after his baptism (Mark 1:12-13), or did he first go to Galilee, see disciples, and attend a wedding (John 1:35, 43; 2:1-11)?

Answer:

Mark 1:12-13 says that Jesus went to the wil...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Did Jesus appear to twelve disciples after his resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:5), or was it to eleven (Matthew 27:3-5; 28:16; Mark 16:14; Luke 24:9,33; Acts 1:9-26)?

Answer:

After Judas committed suicide, another disciple ...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Are we to bear one another's burdens (Galatians 6:2), or are we to bear only our own burdens (Galatians 6:5)?

Answer:

Both, actually. Galatians 6:5 tells us to bear our own burdens, but it does not tell us to...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Did David (1 Samuel 17:23, 50) or Elhanan (2 Samuel 21:19) kill Goliath?

Answer:

David killed Goliath. 2 Samuel 21:19 does not say that Elhanan killed Goliath, but rather, that Elhanan “slew the brother of Goliath&#...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Did the Midianites sell Joseph "to the Ishmaelites" (Genesis 37:28), or to Potiphar, an officer of Pharoah (Geneis 37:36)?

Answer:

Joseph was sold to both the Ishmaelites and Potiphar. The Ishmaelites were traveling merch...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Upon Jesus' instructions, did the disciples return to Galilee immediately (Matthew 28:16), or after at least 40 days (Luke 24:33, 49; Acts 1:3-4)?

Answer:

Matthew tells us that they went to Galilee, but he never tel...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Did Mary Magdalene first meet the resurrected Jesus during her first visit (Matthew 28:9) or on her second visit (John 20:11-17)? And how did she react?

Answer:

As I explained in “contradiction” num...

Both. To understand when the wom...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Was the high priest Abiathar (Mark 2:26), or Ahimelech (1 Samuel 21:1; 22:20) when David went into the house of God and ate the consecrated bread?

Answer:

Jesus states that the event happened “in the days of Abiathar...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Apart from Jesus there was no-one else (John 3:13) or there were others (2 Kings 2:11) who ascended to heaven?

Answer:

In John 3:13, Jesus says that no man has ever entered heaven. What Jesus said was true. This supposed...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Did Adam die the same day he sinned (Genesis 2:17) or did he continue to live to the age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5)?

Answer:

Adam lived to be 930 years old. Genesis 2:17 says that Adam would die if he ate the apple. ...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Were the last words that Jesus spoke "Father into thy hands I commit my spirit" (Luke 23:46), or "It is finished" (John 19:30)?

Answer:

Jesus either said, “Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. It is finished,&...