Any mistakes that do remain are really their fault as much as mine, but im not supposed to say that in the preface to a book. Actually, the bible was written by about forty authors over a period of approximately fifteen hundred years. Bible versions which fail to translate the definite article in 2 thessalonians 2. The earth is a flat disk in shape, like a dinner plate, and rests upon mountain pillars.
How do christians resolve various flaws and errors in. The bible is the infallible word of god, and therefore has no contradictions or mistakes. It is designed for pastors, laypersons, bible teachers, serious bible students, and others who want a comprehensive but brief and reliable commentary on the entire bible. Fortunately it did not go rapidly away, but remained in print until 1890, and then. Yes, there are verses that appear to contradict each other.
Here are a few examples by no means all, but perhaps most of what christian pharisees demand that we believe as inerrant fact. Frank turek was asked, how do we account for the errors of the scribes in the new testament since these documents were handed down from one. Go to the bottom of that page to see the index chapters, which are hot links. The most sensitive issue with the quran concerns errors.
What the christian fundamentalist doesnt want you to know. It is remarkable how often we overlook this very evident fact. The new testament writers who walked and talked with christ likewise claimed divine. Since the bible is by definition a whole and not a. So noted is the complete excerpt of the book of genesis from the henry morris study bible. The 10 worst typos in the bible opinion the guardian. The answer to 70 apparent contradictions in the king james bible. Read ecclesiastes 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of. The first sections of genesis, which i assume is what we are talking about, isnt a historicalscientific treatis but a collection of theological narratives that form a prologue to genesis and the bible as a whole.
Feel free to reproduce and distribute this pdf, provided that you do not alter. A summary of the contents of each bible book contains summaries for the old and new testament. All of the commentary found here can be purchased, consolidated in hardcopy format as individual softcover books, one for each book of the torah, or. Easter sunday discrepancies, rich young ruler discrepancies, the demise of judas, etc. Bible contradictions explained come reason ministries. For example, the four gospels give four differing accounts as to what was written on the sign that hung on the cross. It is designed for pastors, laypersons, bible teachers, serious bible students, and others who want. A simple explanation of the bible jonathan gibson online. Bible study tools booklets how to understand the bible are there mistakes in the king james version of. The bible, in contrast, is claimed by many believers to be infallible, inerrant and perfect. Our first lesson in this series looked at seven themes which run through the various parables that jesus told.
Here, lenny responds to several objecions and shows why the approach of these skeptics fails. This does not mean there are no difficulties in the bible. Are there mistakes in the king james version of the bible. Yet he didnt make the light producing objects the sun and the stars until the fourth day 1.
Does the bible contain errors, contradictions, or discrepancies. Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes. Forwardsources summary of the old testament summary of the new testament keypoints of the old testament keypoints of the new testament old testament notes bookbybook. As you read genesis and the hundreds of commentary notes from the late dr. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easy. Paul confirms his disciples in their faith, and vindicates his own. And above his head they put up the charge against him which read, this is jesus the king of the jews. How do you deal with all the mistakes in lord of the rings or the illiad. The bible cannot err, since it is gods word, and god cannot err. When a chapter or section is finished, you will see at the bottom of the page. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. Barrick professor of old testament stud ents of the bible often make mistakes that can be avoided if they are awa re of errors that others have committed. Now, in this second lesson we consider another theme evident in many of the parables, namely the great and terrible mistakes that people make these mistakes relate of course to the seven themes that our previous lesson outlined.
Generally, those making such claims are merely repeating what they have heard, because most have not even read the bible, let alone done an indepth study of it. Andrews it seems that the charge that the bible contradicts itself has been made more and more in the last 20 years. Errors in the bible here are a few examples by no means all, but perhaps most of what christian pharisees demand that we believe as inerrant fact. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible from. Some say, if you believe the bible is without error, how do.
The new jerusalem bible the new jerusalem bible njb, which was published in 1985, is an updating of the jerusalem bible of 1966. Bulgarian, dutch, french, indonesian, italian, spanish t he bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. The 10 worst typos in the bible this article is more than 4 years old. Common interpretive mistakes every student must avoid william d. The quran also spelled koran or quran was dictated from 609 to 632 ad by muhammad and compiled after he died. Says dean alford, the citation is probably quoted from memory and inaccur ately.
Some of these men never even heard of the others, and there was no collusion among the forty. This is similar to inerrantism, the idea that the bible contains no errors. Genesis god creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. In order for these contradictions and mistakes to be answered here though, i will need your help. Only the coverdale bible and the new king james version nkjv translated the definite article the which is in the greek text. And if the bible contains no errors or contradictions we can be assured that it is trustworthy and true. My purpose is to expose a large number of the contradictions and discrepancies in the christian bibles to disprove fundamentalist claims that every word in the bible is true.
Below are a few errors false teachings from the niv and esv that brethren have fought against for years see ephesians 5. According to the gospel of john, what did jesus say about bearing his own witness. Christian understanding is a synthesis of many beliefs, and biblical teachings are often interpreted through this background belief which has. The history of bible criticism reveals that the bible has no errors, but the critics do. The disciples asked him why do you speak to them in parables. We can find errors and mistakes everywhere we look in the bible because its a collection of texts written centuries and millennia ago. If we read the bible at face value, without a preconceived bias for finding errors, we will find it to be a coherent, consistent, and relatively easytounderstand book. An examination of the alleged discrepancies of the bible.
Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes difficulties discrepancies countered page 1. Many times skeptics will present a list of socall contradictions such as whether god repents, the time of jesus death, and when peter denied him. God creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. Of course there are errors and mistakes in the bible. Morris, you will discover he combined decades of scientific understanding and accomplishments with a lifetime of rigorous biblical study. Study the bible online using commentary on ecclesiastes 1 and more. Such great mistakes parables that jesus told simply bible. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later. The mistakes of naaman 2 how much more then, when he says to you, wash, and be clean. There are a few small errors in a number of different places. The devil has given man a bible that is not a bible because it takes man, sin, and god out of the bible nivesv. The remarkable thing when one contemplates the facts in the case is that so few errors of this kind have been made. Download a three year torah reading schedule three year torah reading cycle commentary on genesis commentary on exodus commentary on leviticus commentary on numbers commentary on deuteronomy purchase a hardcopy.
This website could just as well have been called against fundamentalism. While both editions are by roman catholic translators, they are designed for use by protestants as well as roman. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible umd department of. We have documented kjv translation errors and have marked them in our bible. A recent article entitled five mistakes in your bible translation which appeared in the huffington post, a liberal online newspaper, alleges that the bible contains numerous translation errors. We use the king james version as our main study bible. Quran is the principle text of islam and one of the three sources from which the sharia law is cast. Although the original texts of the bible were inspired by god and are without error, the same cannot be said for later copies of the texts or. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture. Many base their entire religious ideology around the presumption that the bible is free from errors or mistakes, so demonstrating the presence of errors is key to rebutting their religious claims. Indeed, if it can be shown that the englishlanguage bible that i can obtain at my local bookseller usually the defined as the king james version is absolutely inerrant, their case that it is the word of god would be greatly strengthened. Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. Five alleged mistakes in the bible by wayne jackson.
Scientific, historical errors and mistakes in the bible. If he cannot be proved a liar or a lunatic, the bible is gods. I understand what you are saying, however, i think it best to acknowledge what is actually there. Because all the major bible aides are based on the kjv.
Now, because we are human and have human minds, we may not fully understand certain things as of yet. The fourth thing to be said about the difficulties in the bible is. Its no different from any other human book with the usual errors and mistakes. When people criticize the bible, they often point to contradictions. One of the bedrock beliefs of most christian fundamentalists is in the inerrancy of their scripture, the bible. But the difficulties are not due to gods perfect revelation, but to our imperfect understanding of it. If the bible is interpreted in light of accurate background data and within its context, and if it is allowed to tell stories in ordinary language in which differences in accounts are to be expected, then no errors will be found. The editor of the new edition is henry wansbrough, a roman catholic monk from ampleforth abbey. William henry burr published anonymously in 1859 his collection of the selfcontradictions of the bible.