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Bible Question: Hi folks,

Someone sent me the mail below, please advise on the supposed contradictions in the bible.

Thanks.

Benjibabs.

These are some of the contradictions -or could be- that I found in
the Holy Bible and I would really like to know why are they so?

Sorry, I didn't type in the verses word for word but you can refer to
them from your Bible.

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[Mathew 1:16] Joseph the carpenter is the son of Jacob.

[Luke 3:23] Joseph the carpenter is the son of He'-li.

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[1 Corinthians 15:5] Jesus appeared to the twelve after he rose again.

[Mathew 28:16] Jesus appeared to the eleven after he rose again.

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[Mathew 19:28] You which followed me in the regeneration, when the
son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, you shall also sit
upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

[John 6:70] Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a DEVIL?!

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[John 8:14] If I bear record of myself, yet my record is true.

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

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[Luke 5:1] The story of the fishermen happened at the beginning of
Jesus's mission. (See also Mathew 4:18)

[John 21:1] The story of the fishermen happened after Jesus was
resurrected from the dead.

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[Mathew 21:18] Jesus purified the temple from the sellers before he
passed by the fig tree which he cursed.

[Mark 11:12] Jesus purified the temple from the sellers after he
passed by the fig tree which he cursed.

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[2 Samuel 24:1] God provoked David against Israel, and said: Go and
number them.

[1 Chronicles 21:1] Satan provoked David against Israel and ordered
him to go and number Israel.

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[2 Samuel 10:18] David slew seven hundred chariots of the Syrians.

[1 Chronicles 19:18] David slew seven thousand chariots of the
Syrians.

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- Here are some of the contradictory narrations that I found about
the crucifixion:

[Mark 15:25] It was the third hour, and they crucified him.

[John 19:14] It was the sixth hour, and he was not crucified yet.

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[Mathew 27:32] They compelled Simon to bear the cross of Jesus. (see
also Luke 23:26 and Mark 15:21)

[John 19:17] Jesus was bearing his cross himself.

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[Mark 15:21] They put Jesus on the cross.

[1 Peter 2:24] They put Jesus on the tree. (See also Galatians 3:13)

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[Mark 15:23] They gave him wine mingled with myrrh to drink.

[Mathew 7:34] They gave him vinegar mingled with gall to drink.

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[Mathew 27:44] The two thieves who were crucified with him were
insulting him.

[Luke 23:39] One of the thieves was reviling Jesus, and the other
rebuked him saying: Do not you fear God?... And then he said to
Jesus: Remember me when you come to your Kingdom. Jesus said to
him, "Verily I say unto you, today you shall be with me in Paradise."

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[Mathew 27:5] Judas went and hanged himself.

[Acts 1:18] Judas fell headlong, and burst asunder in the midst, and
all his bowels gushed out.

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[John 20:1] The visitors to Jesus's grave: Mary Mag-da-le-ne only.

[Mathew 28:1] Mary Mag-da-le-ne and another Mary.

[Luke 24:10] Mary Mag-da-le-ne and another Mary and Jo'-an-na.

[Mark 16:1] Mary Mag-da-le-ne3 and another Mary and Sa-lo'-me.

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[John 20:12] One woman saw two angels at the grave of Jesus.

[Mathew 28:2] Two women saw one angel.

[Luke 24:3] Three women saw two men.

[Mark 16:5] Three women saw one man.

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[Luke 24:9] Mary the Mag-da-le-ne and Mary the mother of James and
Jo'-an-na returned back from the grave and told the eleven apostles
all of what they saw.

[Mark 16:8] Mary Mag-da-le-ne and another Mary and Sa-lo'-me returned
back from the grave and did not tell anyone anything because they
were afraid.

Bible Answer: [1 Corinthians 15:5] Jesus appeared to the twelve after he rose again.

[Mathew 28:16] Jesus appeared to the eleven after he rose again.

What the heck. I will answer another one.

In Matthew, Judas was not alive when Jesus appeared to the masses. 12 disciples(apostles) minus one (apostle...Judsas)gives you 11(apostles) disciples.

In Acts 1 the disciples chose another disciple, Matthias, to replace Judas. Matthias was a witness of the ressurection and therefore constittued the 12th apostle--some debate here. So, Paul could say in 1 cor. 12 that Jesus appeared to the 12--the 12th being matthias.