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Of all the challenges to a Christian’s faith, surely one of the most troubling in this day and age is skepticism's charge that the Bible is filled with various discrepancies and contradictions. If true, such a charge (which is occurring with increasing frequency) certainly would serve to negate the inerrancy and inspiration of God's Word. It is a simple matter for an unbeliever to hurl a barrage of alleged discrepancies and/or contradictions at a believer, but it is not always a simple task for the believer to respond quickly and effectively. This is the case because many of the so-called discrepancies and contradictions cannot be answered adequately via a “quick wave of the hand,” but instead require in-depth, painstaking research in order to craft a reply that can dismantle each one on a case-by-case basis.
That is exactly what this section of our Web site is intended to do. We have selected samples of the most frequently used (and, generally, the most difficult) alleged Bible discrepancies and/or contradictions, and have performed the in-depth, painstaking research necessary to answer them. And we will continue to do so. Each of our responses will appear in the “Alleged Bible Discrepancies” section of our Web site, which will be updated often. It is our goal to eventually produce a response to all the major charges, and almost all of the minor charges, from unbelievers"—charges that are intended to challenge the inspiration of God’s Word and threaten the faith of Christians. We hope you will visit this section of our site often, and that you will benefit from its contents. If you are searching for a response to a particular alleged discrepancy or contradiction and do not find it here, feel free to contact our offices to request a response. We will do our best to research the matter and provide a logical, well-thought-out, practical answer.
| Are We to Fear God? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Authority, Reliability, and Truth | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Avoid...Genealogies”? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Before Any King Reigned in Israel” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | The Bible's Teaching on Baptism: Contradictory or Complementary? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Breaking the Silence | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Calling on the Name of the Lord” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Canaanites Were in the Land…Then | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Cattle Contradiction? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Christ—the Firstfruits” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Chronology and the Cleansing of the Temple | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Cock-a-doodle-do…Twice? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | A Coin Called “Daric” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Confused Critics, Not God | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Controversial Jericho | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Could Terah Have Been 130 When Abraham Was Born? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Dead, or Dying? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did Both Thieves Revile Christ? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did God Create Animals or Man First? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did Jesus Begin His Ascension While in a Physical Body? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did Jesus Have the Same Physical Body After His Resurrection? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did Jesus Say That? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did Judas Die Twice? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did the Patriarchs know Jehovah by Name? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did Paul Make a Mistake Regarding the Resurrection? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did Paul want Christians to Come Together on Saturday or Sunday? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Did Saul Know David Prior to Goliath's Death? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Different Names, Same Person | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Does God REALLY Know Everything? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | A Donkey and Her Colt | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Elijah and the Drought | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “The Event Could Have Happened Only One Way” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Extra, Extra, Read all about it” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Geography in General | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Good Works—To be Seen, or Hidden? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “He Opened Not His Mouth” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | How Many Animals of Each Kind did Noah Take into the Ark? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | How Many Daughters Did Lot Have? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | How Much Water Could “The Sea” Hold? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | How Old Was Terah When Abraham Was Born? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | How Old Were Ahaziah and Jehoiachin When They Began Their Respective Reigns? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | How Rude!? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | In What Order Did Satan Tempt Jesus? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | In What Way was God Greater than Jesus? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Inconsistencies About Incest? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Is God the Author of Falsehoods? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Is Marriage a “Good” Thing? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Ishmaelites or Midianites? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Israelite Plundering and a Missing Donkey | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Jacob's Journey to Egypt | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Jesse's Missing Son | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Jesus' Sermon on…The Mount or the Plain? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Kingly Chronology in the Book of Ezra | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Love is not Jealous, So Why is God? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Meet Me in Galilee” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Motives Matter | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “No One has Ascended to Heaven” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Of Water or of Land? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Oh Brother…Or is it Nephew? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | One Question, Three Different Answers | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Only One Language before Babel? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Paul’s “Perfection” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Philistines in the Time of Abraham—Fallacy or Fact? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Righteous Lot”? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Six or Eight Days? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | A Slip of the Mind? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | The Temple’s Pillar and Capital Heights | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Three Days and Three Nights” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | A Three- or Seven-year Famine? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | To Galilee or Jerusalem? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | To the Wilderness—or a Wedding? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “Today You Will be with Me in Paradise” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Too Much Activity on Day Six? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | The “Twelve"? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Untouchable? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Was Cainan the Son of Arphaxad? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Was Jesus a Hypocrite? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Was Jesus Mistaken? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Was Jesus Trustworthy? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Was Jesus' Tomb Open or Closed? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Was Keturah Abraham's Wife or Concubine? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Was the Robe Placed on Jesus Scarlet or Purple? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | What Did Jesus Think About the Messiah Being the Son of David? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | What was the Inscription on the Cross? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | When Did Baasha Reign? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | When Did Jesus Call the First Apostles? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | When did Paul go to Jerusalem? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | When did the Temple Veil Tear? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Where Are You From? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Who Bought the Potter’s Field? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Who Incited David to Number Israel? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Who Wrote on the Second Pair of Tablets? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Who was Abijah’s Grandfather? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Why Didn't Adam Die Immediately? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | The “Window” of the Ark | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | “The World’s Most Difficult Bible Quiz” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Zechariah Who? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| | Take It, or Leave It | Eric Lyons, M.Min. and Brad Harrub, Ph.D.
| | Hands or Wrists? | Trevor Major, M.Sc., M.A.
| | Did Jesus Err when He Spoke of Prophecies about His Resurrection? | Branyon May
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