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The post contains Bart Ehrman’s comments about contradictions vs differences and then a list of the contradictions he often cites. The text below was prepared by Claude.ai using the transcript of his 15-minute lecture posted to BSA titled Let There Be Light: What’s Your Favorite Bible Contradiction? (Bart Responds). The transcript is in his Dropbox […]
Continue ReadingCopied from Escaping Christian Fundamentalism, which acknowledged it was copied from JustgivemetheTruth.com. This is a very long list of Paul’s contradictions of Jesus and Hebrew Bible prophets.
Continue ReadingFirst Prompt to Claude.ai — In Romans 3:7 Paul says “But if through my falsehood God’s truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?” How do critical bible scholars understand what Paul is saying? Is he trying to justify his falsehood? Cite sources in line with the response. The […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 11/27/2025. Prompt: In the seven letters by Paul that critical bible scholars believe to be authentic, those scholars say there are tensions with Acts that reflect Luke’s anti-Jewish narrative pattern, not history. Cite those scriptures. Response: Below is a concise, practical list of the specific scriptures in the seven undisputed letters of […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai, 2/9/2025. Prompt: Cite any contradictions between Romans and the earlier authentic letters of Paul. Analyzing contradictions between Romans and Paul’s earlier authentic letters requires careful attention to both apparent tensions and their potential resolutions. Let me walk through some key areas where scholars have identified possible contradictions: One notable tension appears between Romans […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT 12/14/2024. Here is a comparative analysis of the Ten Commandments as presented in Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21 from the American Standard Version (ASV), along with scholarly commentary on the differences between the two passages. Textual Comparison (ASV) 1. Introduction (Identical in both versions.) 2. Sabbath Commandment Key Differences: 3. Other Variations Key […]
Continue ReadingBelow are excerpts from my transcript of Bart Ehrman’s interview with Megan titled Gospel Discrepancies: Why Matthew and Luke Tell Different Christmas Stories. He explains why discrepancies are not bad and should be viewed independently to gain the different insights of the different authors. Well, the one thing I’ll say is that knowing these discrepancies […]
Continue ReadingWhat Really Happened at Mount Sinai? Four biblical answers to one question by Baruch J. Schwartz at BAS *** This is a very extensive response to the question with scripture links to many statements, contradictions and other difficulties. The three following paragraphs are excerpts from his text. The Bible presents the lawgiving not as a single dramatic […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from Bart Ehrman’s post here. I [Bart] should stress that scholars and students who question such passages are not questioning God himself. They are questioning what the Bible has to say about God. Some such scholars continue to think that the Bible is in some sense inspired—other scholars, of course, do not. But even […]
Continue ReadingContradictions in the Bible – Identified verse by verse and explained using the most up-to-date scholarly information about the Bible, its texts, and the men who wrote them — by Dr. Steven DiMattei Below was extracted from Bart Ehrman’s post here. Three Different 10 Commandments
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