Bible Question:
Acts 9:7 and Acts 22:9 These verses give account of Paul's encounter with God. One was written by Paul and one was written by Luke. Yet both were inspired by God, yet one seem to contradict the other. One states that the men who were with Paul saw a bright light but were unable to hear the voice that spoke to Paul, and the other states that they heard the voice but saw no one. I have never found that the Bible contradicts itself, and thought perhaps it was poor translation? Has anyone ever studied this? |
Bible Answer: Acts 9:7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. Acts 22:9 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,' he replied. My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me. There's a slight contrast but I don't think it's a contradiction. In the first verse, the companions don't see any persons. In the second, they see a light but no persons. Again, in the first verse, they heard the sound whereas in the second, they didn't understand what was being spoken. Maybe you can elaborate and state exactly what do you see as being a contradiction. Please do so. It helps if you've taken a school course in logic wherein they hold discussions depicting this very same kind of contrast in premises and conclusions. Sometimes conclusions are derived from faulty premise and thus cause the conclusion to be faulty as in this case. One condition or description does NOT exclude the other. Please look again. |