It is alleged that the Gospel writers contradict each other concerning whether Jesus allowed his disciples to take a staff on their journey or not. Let’s look at those verses. (Mark 6:8) He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— (Matthew 10:9-10) Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts,…
When reading the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, you’ll find that Shelah’s father was Cainan, however, a genealogy in Genesis 11 states that Arphaxad was his father. Is this a contradiction? Let’s first look at the verses. (Luke 3:35-36) " the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the…
It’s common knowledge for most Christians that Simon of Cyrene was compelled to carry Jesus’s cross on the day of his crucifixion. However, John 19:17 appears to say that Jesus carried his own cross. Is this a contradiction? Let’s begin by looking at the scriptures. "And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called…
King Solomon appointed thousands of men to oversee the people working on building the temple in Jerusalem. Some were supervising the men working on building the temple itself and others were supervising the men working on the building materials outside the city. There are 6 relevant verses that explain the full picture. 1 Kings 5:16 says "beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were…
