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Bible Error: Jesus Cast as Dangerous Child
by JosephAlward inthe myth of the dangerous child was virtually universal in pre-biblical times: a child is born about whom certain prophecies have been made, and who represents a threat to a king or tyrant.
the child is removed from danger and later returns in triumph.
the story of one of the better-known dangerous children was told in the epic poem "mahabarata," written two centuries before jesus' birth.
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Bible Error: The Sins of the Father
by JosephAlward inthe bible contradicts itself in the matter of punishing children for the sins of their fathers.
in one place is says that it is strictly forbidden, but in another the lord speaks of slaughtering sons for the sins of their forefathers, and in yet another place the lord orders the murder of suckling babes.
here is the evidence:.
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Was Jesus a False Prophet?
by JosephAlward inthe bible says that a prophet who predicts something that does not occur is speaking words that the lord did not speak, but that is exactly what jesus did, if you can believe the author of mark.
here are the relevant verses:.
"when a prophet speaks in the name of the lord, if the word does not come about or come true, that is a word which the lord did not speak;" (deuteronomy 18:22).
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Did Jesus Teach Parents Should be Honored?
by JosephAlward inmatthew says that jesus tells his disciples to "honor your father and mother" (matt 19:19), but luke thinks that jesus requires his followers to hate their parents, "whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother...cannot be my disciple.
" (luke 14.26) .
couldn't god find a way for one to be a disciple of jesus without having to hate one's parents?
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Bible Writers Believed the Earth Was Flat
by JosephAlward inthe best evidence that the bible teaches that the earth is flat is found in the following passages.
the first is in matthew: .
"[t]he devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them".
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Bible Error: Where Did King Josiah Die?
by JosephAlward injosiah, king of judah (640-609 b.c.
), was installed as king at the age of eight.
josiah attempted to restore the kingdom of david and was opposed by pharaoh necho of egypt in a battle at megiddo.
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Bible Error: Jesus Cures the Leper
by JosephAlward inthe author of mark thinks that jesus cured the leper after he cured simon peters mother-in-law, but the author of matthew says just the opposite: he thinks that jesus cured the leper before he cured the mother-in-law.
they both cannot be right, so the bible is in error.
here is the evidence:.
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Matthew's Potter's Field Story Is a Fake
by JosephAlward inaccording to matthew, jesus says that jeremiah spoke of events which would foreshadow the priests' purchase of the potter's field with the thirty pieces of silver judas obtained for his betrayal of jesus: .
"then judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders... and they... bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
then was fulfilled that which was spoken by jeremy the prophet, saying, and they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of israel did value; and gave them for the potter's field" (matthew 27:3-10) .
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Bible Error: How Did Judas Die?
by JosephAlward inmatthew says that judas hanged himself, while the writer in acts says that he fell and his guts spilled out.
both of these accounts cannot be true.
either one is, or neither is, and this means that the bible is not error-free.
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Did the Son of Man Come?
by JosephAlward inif the author of the book of matthew can be believed, jesus left no doubt about when the apocalypse would occur.
it would be before all of jesus' disciples died, even before his disciples would be able to spread the good word to all of the cities of israel.
since all of the disciples are dead and the apocalypse hasn't occurred, we must conclude that matthew was wrong and that the bible is in error.