Solutions To Bible “Errors”
How do we answer supposed Bible contradictions and difficulties? The list below contains every major Bible difficulty from Genesis to Revelation.
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The Gospels
MATTHEW
Matthew 1:9—Did Matthew make a mistake concerning the father of Jotham?
Matthew 1:17—How many generations were listed between the captivity and Christ, 14 or 13?
Matthew 2:2—Why does the Bible commend the Magi for following the star, when it condemns astrology?
Matthew 2:6—How can we explain Matthew’s apparent misquotation of Micah 5:2?
Matthew 2:23—Didn’t Matthew make a mistake by claiming a prophecy that is not found in the OT?
Matthew 4:14–16—Why does Matthew incorrectly quote Isaiah?
Matthew 5:14—Are believers the light of the world, or is Jesus?
Matthew 5:17–18—Did Jesus come to do away with the Law of Moses?
Matthew 5:29—Is hell the grave or a place of conscious torment?
Matthew 5:33–37—Did Jesus condemn all oath taking, even in court?
Matthew 5:42—Should believers literally give anything to anyone who asks?
Matthew 5:43—Why did the OT prescribe that one could hate his enemies?
Matthew 6:6—If Jesus said prayer should be in private, why does the Bible commend public prayer?
Matthew 8:12—Is hell a place of darkness, or is there light there?
Matthew 8:22 (cf. Luke 9:60)—Wasn’t it absurd for Jesus to tell the dead to bury their own dead?
Matthew 8:28–34 (cf. Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)—Where were the demoniacs healed?
Matthew 8:28–34 (cf. Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)—How many demoniacs were healed?
Matthew 10:5–6—Did Jesus come only for Jews or also for Gentiles?
Matthew 10:10 (cf. Mark 6:8)—Did Jesus command that the disciples take a staff or not?
Matthew 10:23—Did Jesus promise to return to earth during the lifetime of the disciples?
Matthew 10:34–36—Did Jesus come to bring peace or war?
Matthew 11:12—How can God’s sovereign and peaceful kingdom be entered by force?
Matthew 11:14—Didn’t Jesus say John the Baptist was Elijah reincarnated?
Matthew 11:28–30—Is Jesus’ yoke easy or hard?
Matthew 12:1–5—Did Jesus’ disciples break the Jewish Sabbath law?
Matthew 13:12—Is God unfair in giving to those who have?
Matthew 13:34—Did Jesus always speak in parables or not?
Matthew 13:45—Was Mary a perpetual virgin, or did she have other children after Jesus’ virgin birth?
Matthew 16:16—Why does Peter’s confession here differ from that recorded in Mark and Luke?
Matthew 16:18—Is Peter the rock on which the church is built?
Matthew 16:20—Why did Jesus instruct His disciples to tell no one He was the Christ?
Matthew 19:21—Should Christians sell all they have and give it away?
Matthew 19:26—Is anything impossible for God?
Matthew 20:1ff—Are rewards the same for all, or do they differ in degree?
Matthew 20:29–34 (cf. Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43)—Did Jesus heal two blind men or just one?
Matthew 22:30—Will we be like angels (spirits) in heaven, beings without physical bodies?
Matthew 22:39—Does Jesus want us to love ourself first or others?
Matthew 23:9–10—Is it wrong to call others our father?
Matthew 23:17—Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing?
Matthew 24:29—Did Christ come to earth immediately following the Tribulation or sometime later?
Matthew 26:11—Was Jesus always present with His disciples?
Matthew 26:34 (cf. Mark 14:30)—When Peter denied Christ, did the rooster crow once or twice?
Matthew 26:52—Is Jesus advocating pacifism and denouncing capital punishment in this passage?
Matthew 27:5 (cf. Acts 1:18)—Did Judas die by hanging or by falling on rocks?
Matthew 27:44—Did both robbers revile Christ, or did only one do this?
Matthew 27:48—Did Jesus die on the cross or just swoon?
Matthew 28:9—To whom did Christ appear first, the women or His disciples?
Matthew 28:18–20—How can three persons be God when there is only one God?
MARK
Mark 1:2—How can Mark’s misquotation of this OT prophecy be justified?
Mark 2:26—Was Jesus wrong when He mentioned Abiathar as high priest instead of Ahimelech?
Mark 5:1–20—How many demoniacs were there?
Mark 6:5—If Jesus is God, why couldn’t He do mighty works here?
Mark 6:8—Did Jesus command the disciples to take a staff or not?
Mark 9:48—Why did Jesus say worms would not die in hell?
Mark 10:17–31—Did Jesus deny He was God to the rich young ruler?
Mark 10:35—Who came to talk with Jesus, the mother of James and John or James and John?
Mark 10:46–52—Did Jesus heal two blind men or just one?
Mark 11:2—Were there two donkeys involved in the triumphal entry or just one?
Mark 11:12–14, 20–24—When was the fig tree cursed by Jesus?
Mark 11:23–24—Did Jesus promise to give literally anything we ask in faith?
Mark 13:32—Was Jesus ignorant of the time of His second coming?
Mark 14:12ff—Did Jesus institute the Lord’s Supper on the day of the Passover or the day before?
Mark 14:30—When Peter denied Christ, how many times did the rooster crow, once or twice?
Mark 15:25 (cf. John 19:14)—Was Jesus crucified in the third hour or the sixth hour?
Mark 15:26—Why is the inscription on the cross different in all the Gospels?
Mark 15:39—What did the centurion actually say about Jesus on the cross?
Mark 16:2—Was Mary at the tomb before sunrise or after?
Mark 16:8—Did the women tell of their experience at the tomb or not?
Mark 16:9–20—Why is this passage of Scripture omitted in some Bibles?
Mark 16:12—Did Jesus appear in different bodies after His resurrection?
LUKE
Luke 1:27—How could Elizabeth be related to Mary when she was from the tribe of Aaron?
Luke 1:28ff—Should Christians worship Mary?
Luke 1:46—Was Mary born sinless as Roman Catholics claim?
Luke 2:1—Did Luke make a mistake when he mentioned a worldwide census under Caesar Augustus?
Luke 3:23—Why does Luke present a different ancestral tree for Jesus than the one in Matthew?
Luke 4:1–13—Is there a mistake in the temptation of Jesus recorded by Matthew and Luke?
Luke 4:19—Why does Jesus not quote this passage accurately?
Luke 6:20 (cf. MATT. 5:3)—Why does Luke’s version of the Beatitudes differ from those in Matthew?
Luke 6:26—Is a good name a blessing or a curse?
Luke 7:2–10—Is there a mistake in the accounts concerning Jesus and the centurion?
Luke 8:26–39—How many demoniacs were there?
Luke 9:50—Did Jesus contradict Himself when He referred to those who are for Him (cf. Luke 11:23)?
Luke 9:52–53—Did the Samaritans receive Christ or reject Him?
Luke 9:60—How can the dead bury their own dead?
Luke 10:23—Are those who see blessed, or those who do not see?
Luke 13:24—Do all seekers find God?
Luke 16:31—Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission?
Luke 18:1ff—Should prayer be continuous or brief?
Luke 18:18–30—If Jesus is God, why did He rebuke the young ruler for calling Him good?
Luke 18:35–43—Did Jesus heal two blind men or just one?
Luke 19:30—Were there two donkeys involved in the triumphal entry or just one?
Luke 22:19—What did Jesus mean when He said “This is My body”?
Luke 23:38—What did the sign on the cross really say?
Luke 23:47—Is the remark of the centurion about Jesus accurately recorded?
Luke 24:23—Were Jesus’ resurrection appearances physical or mere visions?
Luke 24:34—Was Jesus invisible to mortal eyes before and after He appeared?
Luke 24:44—Was the OT divided by the Jews of Jesus’ day into two or three parts?
Luke 24:49—Why did the disciples go to Galilee when Jesus commanded them to stay in Jerusalem?
Luke 24:50–51—Did Jesus ascend from Bethany or from the Mountain of Olives near Jerusalem?
JOHN
John 1:18—Why does John say no one has seen God when other verses declare we will see God?
John 1:18—Was Jesus alone the Son of God?
John 1:33—Did John the Baptist know Jesus before His baptism or not?
John 1:37–49—Were the apostles called at this time or later?
John 3:3—Does being “born again” indicate that Jesus taught reincarnation?
John 3:5—Does this verse teach baptismal regeneration?
John 3:13—How could Christ say no one has ascended to heaven when Elijah had?
John 3:17—Did Jesus come to judge the world or not?
John 4:26—Why did Jesus confess He was the Messiah here, but avoid doing it elsewhere?
John 5:28–29—Is Jesus advocating salvation by works?
John 5:31—Was Jesus’ self-testimony true or false?
John 5:34—Did Jesus accept human testimony about who He was?
John 5:37—Can God’s voice be heard?
John 6:35—Why are the “I AM” statements of Jesus only mentioned in John?
John 6:53–54—What did Jesus mean when He said we should eat His flesh?
John 7:1—Why did Jesus fear death and yet tell His disciples not to do so?
John 7:8—Did Jesus lie to His brothers?
John 7:53–8:11—Why do some scholars question whether this story should be in the Bible?
John 8:3–11 (cf. Rom. 13:4)—Did Jesus repudiate capital punishment in this text?
John 9:31—Does God hear the prayers of sinners?
John 10:11—Is Jesus the shepherd or a sheep?
John 10:11—Did Jesus die just for His friends or for His enemies too?
John 10:30—Was Christ one with the Father?
John 10:34—Did Jesus advocate that man could become God?
John 11:4—Did Jesus make a mistake when He said Lazarus’ sickness was not unto death?
John 11:26—How could Jesus say we will never die when the Bible declares all will eventually die?
John 11:44—How could Lazarus come forth from the tomb if he was bound hand and foot?
John 14:2–3—Was heaven prepared from eternity or is Jesus still preparing it?
John 14:16—Are Muslims right in referring this promise of the coming “helper” to Mohammed?
John 14:28—Did Jesus think of Himself as less than God?
John 15:1—Was Jesus the vine or the root?
John 16:12—Did Jesus reveal everything to His disciples or hold back some things?
John 17:9—Did Jesus ever pray for unbelievers?
John 18:31—Was it lawful for the Jews to exercise capital punishment?
John 19:14—Was Jesus crucified on Friday?
John 19:14—What time was Jesus placed on the cross?
John 19:19—What did the sign on the cross really say?
John 20:19—How could Jesus walk through a closed door with a physical body?
John 20:22—Was the Holy Spirit given to the disciples before Pentecost?
Old Testament
GENESIS
Genesis 1:14—How could there be light before the sun was made?
Genesis 1:26—Why does the Bible use the plural “us” when God refers to Himself?
Genesis 1:27—Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths?
Genesis 2:1—How could the world be created in six days?
Genesis 2:4—Why does this chapter use the term “Lord God” rather than “God” as in chapter one?
Genesis 2:8—Was the Garden of Eden a real place or just a myth?
Genesis 2:17—Why didn’t Adam die the day he ate the forbidden fruit, as God said he would?
Genesis 3:5—Is man made like God or does he become like God?
Genesis 3:8—How could Adam and Eve go from God’s presence if God is everywhere?
Genesis 4:5—Does God show respect to certain persons?
Genesis 4:12–13—Why wasn’t Cain given capital punishment for the murder he committed?
Genesis 4:17—Where did Cain get his wife?
Genesis 4:17—How could Cain marry a relative without committing incest?
Genesis 4:19—Does the Bible approve of polygamy?
Genesis 4:26—Did worship of God begin here or earlier?
Genesis 5:5—How could people live over 900 years?
Genesis 6:2—Were the “Sons of God” angels who married women?
Genesis 6:3—Does this contradict what Moses said in Psalm 90 about human longevity?
Genesis 6:6—Why was God unsatisfied with what He made?
Genesis 6:14ff—How could Noah’s ark hold hundreds of thousands of species?
Genesis 6:14ff—How could a wooden ark survive such a violent flood?
Genesis 7:24—Did the flood rains last forty days or one hundred fifty days?
Genesis 8:1—Did God temporarily forget Noah?
Genesis 8:21—Did God change His mind about never destroying the world again?
Genesis 8:22—If seedtime and harvest were never to be interrupted, then why were there famines?
Genesis 9:3—Did God ordain the eating of meat or only plants?
Genesis 11:5—How can God “come down” from heaven when He is already here (and everywhere)?
Genesis 11:32—Was Abraham 75 years old when he left Haran, or was he 135 years old?
Genesis 12:10–20; 20:1–18—Why did God let Abraham prosper by lying?
Genesis 14—Is the account of Abraham’s defeat of the Mesopotamian kings historically reliable?
Genesis 14:18–20—Who was Melchizedek?
Genesis 15:16—Did the Exodus occur in the fourth generation or in the sixth?
Genesis 15:17; cf. 19:23—Why does the Bible use unscientific terms such as “the sun going down”?
Genesis 19:8—Was the sin of Sodom homosexuality or inhospitality?
Genesis 19:30–38—Does the Bible condone incest?
Genesis 20:12—If incest is condemned, why did Abraham marry his sister?
Genesis 22:2—How could Isaac be Abraham’s “only son” when he already had Ishmael?
Genesis 22:12—Was God ignorant of how Abraham would respond?
Genesis 25:31–33—Did Jacob purchase the birthright or get it by deception?
Genesis 26:33—Was Beersheba named by Abraham or later by Isaac?
Genesis 26:34—How many wives did Esau have?
Genesis 27:42–44—Did Jacob return to Haran to flee Esau or to get a wife?
Genesis 29:21–30—When was Rachel given to be Jacob’s wife?
Genesis 31:20—How could God bless Jacob after he deceived Laban?
Genesis 31:32—How could God bless Rachel when she stole Laban’s idols and then lied to him about it?
Genesis 32:30—Can God’s face be seen?
Genesis 46:4—Did God bring Jacob out of Egypt or did he die there?
EXODUS
Exodus 4:21—If God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, how can Pharaoh be held responsible?
Exodus 4:24—Whom did the Lord meet at the encampment, and why did He seek to kill him?
Exodus 6:3—Was God known by His name “Lord” (Jehovah or Yahweh) before Moses’ time?
Exodus 6:9—Did the children of Israel listen to Moses or disregard his words?
Exodus 6:10–13—Was Moses called by God in Egypt or in Midian?
Exodus 6:26–27—Didn’t someone besides Moses write these verses?
Exodus 7:19—How could Israel escape this judgment if it came upon all the land of Egypt?
Exodus 9:19–21—If all the cattle died, then how did some survive?
Exodus 11:3—How could Moses have written these words of self-praise?
Exodus 12:29—How could an all-loving God slay the firstborn of all the Egyptians?
Exodus 20:5a—Does God get jealous?
Exodus 20:5b—Does God ever punish one person for another’s sins?
Exodus 20:24—Was the altar made of earth or of wood?
Exodus 21:22–23—Does this passage show that unborn children are of less value than adults?
Exodus 21:29–30—Why was capital punishment commuted in the case of some murders?
Exodus 23:19—Why is boiling a kid in its mother’s milk prohibited?
Exodus 25:18ff—If it is wrong to make graven images, why did God command Moses to make one?
Exodus 31:17—Can God get tired?
Exodus 31:18—Does God have fingers?
Exodus 32:14—Does God change His mind?
Exodus 33:3—Did God change His mind about going with the Israelites into the Land of Promise?
Exodus 34:20—Were unclean animals to be redeemed with money or killed?
LEVITICUS
Leviticus 5:18—Was the sacrifice to be brought to the priest or to the Lord?
Leviticus 13:47–59—How can the Bible say that leprosy infected clothing?
Leviticus 16:6–22—Why did God set up the procedure of the scapegoat, and what does it represent?
Leviticus 18:22–24—Is the curse of barrenness the reason God condemned homosexuality?
Leviticus 23:32—Was the feast observed on the ninth day or on the tenth day?
NUMBERS
Numbers 1:1–4:49—How accurate is this census of the tribes of Israel?
Numbers 1:46—Was this census made here or earlier?
Numbers 4:6—Were the staves to remain in the Ark or to be removed?
Numbers 5:13–22—Doesn’t the Bible condone a superstition here?
Numbers 6:5—Does the vow of the Nazarite contradict Paul’s prohibition against long hair?
Numbers 10:31—If God lead Israel by a cloud then why was Hobab needed as a guide?
Numbers 10:33—Was the Ark placed in the middle of the camp or in front of it?
Numbers 11:8—Did the manna taste like a honey wafer or like fresh oil?
Numbers 11:24—Was the tabernacle outside the camp of Israel or inside it?
Numbers 11:31–34—How could God bring judgment on the people for eating the quail that He provided?
Numbers 12:3—How can this statement have been written by Moses?
Numbers 13:32—How could the ten spies report that the land devoured its inhabitants?
Numbers 14:25—Did the Amalekites live in the mountain or in the valley?
Numbers 15:24—Are there two kinds of sin offerings, or only one?
Numbers 16:31—Was Korah swallowed by the earth or burned?
Numbers 16:32—Were all Korah’s family killed with him or only some?
Numbers 20:1—Was Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin or in Paran?
Numbers 21:9—Wasn’t making this bronze serpent a form of idolatry?
Numbers 24:7—How could this oracle refer to Agag when he lived much later, in the time of Saul?
Numbers 31—How can it be morally right for the Israelites to totally destroy the Midianites?
Numbers 35:19—Why did God permit avenging blood and yet forbid murder?
DEUTERONOMY
Deuteronomy 1:13—Did Moses appoint the judges or did the people?
Deuteronomy 2:7—Were Israel’s conditions in the wilderness comfortable or destitute?
Deuteronomy 2:19—Was the land of Ammon given to Israel or not?
Deuteronomy 4:10–15—Was the law given at Horeb or at Mt. Sinai?
Deuteronomy 8:2—Didn’t God know what Israel would do?
Deuteronomy 9:3—Were the Canaanites destroyed quickly or slowly?
Deuteronomy 10:1–3—When was the Ark made?
Deuteronomy 10:6—Did Aaron die at Moserah, or did he die at the top of Mount Hor?
Deuteronomy 10:8–9—Are priests distinguished from Levites or not?
Deuteronomy 11:25—Isn’t this a false prophecy?
Deuteronomy 12:24—Was the blood poured out as water or covered with dust?
Deuteronomy 14:22ff—Doesn’t this contradict Moses’ other command not to redeem animals with money?
Deuteronomy 16:5—Was the passover lamb to be slain at home or at the sanctuary?
Deuteronomy 18:10–22—How can false prophets be distinguished from true prophets?
Deuteronomy 18:15–18—Is this a prophecy about the prophet Mohammed?
Deuteronomy 20:16–18—How can the command for wholesale slaughter of innocent lives be justified?
Deuteronomy 20:16–18—Were the captives to be spared or killed?
Deuteronomy 22:5—Why did God call it an abomination for men to dress like women and vice versa?
Deuteronomy 22:13–21—Why is the method of testing chastity different here than in Numbers 5?
Deuteronomy 23:17—Was homosexuality condemned because it was connected with idolatry?
Deuteronomy 23:19—Why was usury (interest) forbidden only on some but not on all Jews?
Deuteronomy 24:1–4—Is Moses’ teaching on divorce contrary to the teaching of Jesus and Paul?
Deuteronomy 30:6—Does God circumcise the heart or was Israel to circumcise their own hearts?
Deuteronomy 33:2—Is this a prediction of the Prophet Mohammed?
Deuteronomy 34:1ff—How could Moses have written this chapter which records his own death?
Deuteronomy 34:10—Was Moses unparalleled among prophets or were others equal to him?
JOSHUA
Joshua 3:17—Did Israel cross the Jordan here or not?
Joshua 6:1ff—Hasn’t archaeology shown that the account of the conquest of Jericho is inaccurate?
Joshua 6:21—How can the total destruction of Jericho be morally justified?
Joshua 7:15, 24—Was God just in punishing Achan’s family along with him?
Joshua 10:12–14—How is it possible for the sun to stand still for a whole day?
Joshua 11:18—Was Canaan conquered quickly or only gradually?
Joshua 12:1–24—Were these kings defeated here or not until later?
Joshua 13:9–12—What was the correct eastern boundary of the Promised Land?
Joshua 18:28—Was Jerusalem in the territory of Benjamin or in Judah?
Joshua 19:2–7—Were these cities in the territory of Judah or of Simeon?
Joshua 23:16—Was God’s promise of the land to Israel conditional or unconditional?
Joshua 24:26—Was the sanctuary originally at Shechem or at Shiloh?
JUDGES
Judges 1:28ff—Were the Canaanites destroyed or merely subjugated?
Judges 3:20–21—Does the Bible approve of assassinations?
Judges 4:21—Does God condone assassinations?
Judges 5:6ff—How can Jael be commended for such a cruel act of murder?
Judges 11:26—How long did Israel dwell in Heshbon?
Judges 11:29–40—How could God allow Jephthah to offer his daughter up as a burnt offering?
Judges 15:4—How could Samson capture 300 foxes?
Judges 16:26–27—If suicide is wrong, why did God bless Samson for doing it?
RUTH
1 SAMUEL
1 Samuel 2:30–31—Did God change His mind?
1 Samuel 3:13—Did Eli correct his sons or not?
1 Samuel 6:19—How could Beth Shemesh have a population of over 50,000 men?
1 Samuel 7:13—Were the Philistines expelled once and for all, or only temporarily?
1 Samuel 7:15—Did Samuel judge Israel all his days, or only until Saul was anointed king?
1 Samuel 10:1—Does the Scripture give contradictory accounts of the anointing of Saul?
1 Samuel 10:20–21—Was Saul chosen by God, by the people, or by casting a lot?
1 Samuel 13:1—What is the correct number in this verse?
1 Samuel 13:5—How could the Philistines have an army of 30,000 chariots?
1 Samuel 15:2–3—Why did God destroy the Amalekites?
1 Samuel 15:11—How can God say that He regretted setting up Saul to be king in Israel?
1 Samuel 16:1ff—Did God encourage Samuel to lie?
1 Samuel 16:9—What is the correct spelling of the name of David’s brother?
1 Samuel 17:57–58—Why did Saul not recognize his harp player David as the one who killed Goliath?
1 Samuel 18:1–4—Were David and Jonathan homosexuals?
1 Samuel 18:10—How could a good God send an evil spirit to Saul?
1 Samuel 19:24—Why did Saul strip off his clothes as he danced and prophesied before Samuel?
1 Samuel 21:9—Was Goliath’s armor kept in David’s tent or in Nob?
2 SAMUEL
2 Samuel 8:4—Did David capture 1,700 horsemen or 7,000 as 1 Chronicles 18:4 says?
2 Samuel 8:18—How could David’s sons be priests when they were not Levites?
2 Samuel 12:15–23—How could a loving God take the life of David’s child because of the sin of David?
2 Samuel 12:21–23—Should we pray for the dead?
2 Samuel 12:23—Do those who die in infancy go to heaven?
2 Samuel 12:31—How can we justify David’s cruelty to his enemies?
2 Samuel 18:6—Was the land of Ephraim west or east of Jordan?
2 Samuel 18:17—Was Absalom buried in the forest of Ephraim or in the Kidron Valley?
2 Samuel 23:11—Was this a field of barley or lentils?
1 KINGS
1 Kings 7:23—Doesn’t the calculation in this verse represent an inaccurate value of pi?
1 Kings 11:1—How could God allow Solomon to have so many wives when he condemns polygamy?
1 Kings 12:25—Was Jeroboam’s residence in Shechem or at Tirzah?
1 Kings 15:5—Is this the only sin David committed?
1 Kings 15:14—Did Asa destroy the high places or leave them standing?
1 Kings 18:32–35—Where did Elijah get all the water if there had been a drought for three years?
1 Kings 18:40—Wasn’t killing too severe a punishment for the prophets of Baal?
1 Kings 22:22—How could God use “lying spirits” to do His will since He forbids lying?
2 KINGS
2 Kings 3:18–19—Didn’t Israel violate the law of warfare by destroying fruit trees?
2 Kings 6:19—Didn’t Elisha lie to the Syrian troops who were coming to capture him?
2 Kings 8:26—Was Ahaziah 22 years old when he began to reign in Judah, or was he 42 years old?
2 Kings 10:13–14—Were Ahaziah’s brothers slain or were they his brother’s sons?
2 Kings 14:3, 7—Why is Amaziah commended for abhorring Edomites when God said not to do so?
2 Kings 14:29—Are the dead asleep or conscious?
2 Kings 17:41—How could the nations fear the true God and serve false gods?
2 Kings 20:11—How could the shadow retreat by ten degrees on the stairway of Ahaz?
1 CHRONICLES
1 Chronicles 2:18—Was Caleb’s father Hezron, Hur, or Jephunneh?
1 Chronicles 5:22—How could the God of peace conduct war?
1 Chronicles 8:33—Was Ner the father of Kish or the son of Abiel?
1 Chronicles 9:1—What happened to the missing “Book of Kings”?
1 Chronicles 10:6—Did all of Saul’s family die with him or not?
2 CHRONICLES
2 Chronicles 7:12ff—Does God dwell in a chosen temple?
2 Chronicles 9:21—Did Solomon’s ships get gold from Tarshish or from Ophir?
2 Chronicles 13:4–22—Was Abijah a wicked or a righteous king?
2 Chronicles 21:12—How could Elijah have sent a letter long after his departure into heaven?
2 Chronicles 22:1—Were Jehoram’s sons taken captive or were they killed?
2 Chronicles 22:8—Were Ahaziah’s brothers slain or were they his brother’s sons?
2 Chronicles 28:24—Did Ahaz encourage or oppose worship in the Jerusalem temple?
2 Chronicles 34:3–5—If Josiah demolished idolatry, then why does it say Manasseh did it earlier?
2 Chronicles 36:6—Was Jehoiakim carried to Babylon or did he die in Jerusalem?
NEHEMIAH
ESTHER
JOB
Job 1:1—Was Job a real historical person?
Job 1:5—Why does Job offer a burnt offering for his sons if they had blessed God?
Job 1:6—How can Satan come before God when he was dismissed from heaven?
Job 1:6—Who are the sons of God mentioned in this verse?
Job 1:20–21—Does this verse teach reincarnation?
Job 7:9—Does this verse contradict the Bible’s teaching about resurrection?
Job 11:7—Can God be known by humans?
Job 14:12—Does this contradict the Bible’s teaching on the resurrection?
Job 19:17—How could Job have children here when they were all killed earlier?
Job 19:26—Does this verse indicate that the resurrection body will be a body of flesh?
Job 37:18—Does the Bible err in speaking of a solid dome above the earth?
Job 41:1—Does this passage make reference to the mythological figure Leviathan?
PSALMS
Psalm 5:5—How can this verse say God hates the wicked when John 3:16 says that God loves the world?
Psalm 10:1—Is God approachable or unapproachable?
Psalm 11:5—How can this verse say God hates some people when John 3:16 says God loves everyone?
Psalm 24:2—Is the earth founded upon the seas or on nothing?
Psalm 34—Why does the subtitle of this Psalm have the name Abimelech when the name should be Achish?
Psalm 37:9, 34—When the wicked are cut off, are they annihilated?
Psalm 37:25—Do the righteous ever beg bread?
Psalm 45:3–5—Is this a prediction of Mohammed?
Psalm 51:5—Was man brought forth in iniquity or made upright?
Psalm 51:16—Did David disavow the sacrificial system of Moses?
Psalm 53:5—Doesn’t this verse contradict itself?
Psalm 58:3—How can an innocent child be wicked from the womb?
Psalm 88:11—Do the dead have remembrance of anything?
Psalm 97:7—Doesn’t this verse imply there are many gods?
Psalm 104:5—Will the earth abide forever or will it be destroyed?
Psalm 115:17—Can the dead praise God or are they unconscious?
Psalm 119:110—Is it true that David never erred from God’s precepts or did he go astray from them?
Psalm 137:9—How could the Psalmist rejoice at the thought of little ones being dashed against rocks?
Psalm 139:13–16—Can it be inferred from this verse that the Bible considers abortion to be murder?
PROVERBS
Proverbs 8:22–31—Who is referred to as “wisdom” in these verses?
Proverbs 11:31—Are the righteous rewarded in this life or in the next one?
Proverbs 12:21—Does God always spare the godly from grave trouble?
Proverbs 13:22—Are believers obligated to leave an inheritance to their children?
Proverbs 16:4—Does God make people to be doomed?
Proverbs 24:11—Does this verse justify breaking the law to stop abortions?
Proverbs 25:1—How can Solomon be the author of Proverbs when Hezekiah’s men copied them?
Proverbs 26:4–5—How can contradictory commands both be true?
Proverbs 27:22—Is foolishness correctable?
Proverbs 28:13—Is it right to cover sins or not?
Proverbs 30:30—If the fear of man is on all beasts, why do lions not fear humans?
Proverbs 31:6—Does this verse encourage drinking strong alcoholic beverages?
ECCLESIASTES
Ecclesiastes 1:2—How can this book be part of the Scriptures since it contains such skepticism?
Ecclesiastes 1:9–10—Isn’t it false to claim there is nothing new under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:18—Is wisdom the source of happiness, or the means of sorrow?
Ecclesiastes 2:2—Is laughter good or bad?
Ecclesiastes 2:24—Is Solomon commending hedonism here?
Ecclesiastes 3:19—Is man’s fate the same as that of animals?
Ecclesiastes 3:20—If all return to dust, how can there be a resurrection?
Ecclesiastes 7:16—How is it possible to be too righteous?
Ecclesiastes 8:12—Are the lives of the wicked prolonged or shortened?
Ecclesiastes 9:5—Do the dead remember anything?
Ecclesiastes 11:9—Should a young man follow his own way or God’s way?
SONG OF SOLOMON
ISAIAH
Isaiah 1:11–13—Did the prophet Isaiah disavow the sacrificial system of Moses?
Isaiah 7:14—Is this verse a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus Christ?
Isaiah 9:6—Why is Jesus called “the everlasting Father” if He is the Son of God?
Isaiah 14:12—Who is Lucifer in this verse?
Isaiah 21:7—Does this passage predict the coming of Mohammed?
Isaiah 26:14—Does this contradict the Bible’s teaching on the resurrection?
Isaiah 30:26—Will the light of the sun and moon be increased or decreased in the future kingdom?
Isaiah 40:5—Will the wicked behold God’s glory?
Isaiah 40:25—If nothing is like God, then how can humans be in the image of God?
Isaiah 45:7—Is God the author of evil?
Isaiah 53:3—Was Jesus despised by men or respected by them?
Isaiah 56:3—Did Isaiah predict there would be homosexuals in the kingdom?
JEREMIAH
Jeremiah 2:22—Were Israel’s sins eradicable or not?
Jeremiah 6:20—Do the later prophets disavow the earlier sacrificial system of Moses?
Jeremiah 12:1—Do the wicked prosper or not?
Jeremiah 20:7—Did God deceive Jeremiah?
Jeremiah 22:30—Was Jehoiachin childless or did he have heirs?
Jeremiah 27:1—Is this passage about Jehoiakim or Zedekiah?
Jeremiah 32:31—Did God delight in Zion (Jerusalem) or did it provoke His anger?
Jeremiah 34:3—Did Zedekiah see the King of Babylon or not?
Jeremiah 36:28—How can this book be inspired if the original manuscript of Jeremiah perished?
LAMENTATIONS
EZEKIEL
Ezekiel 14:9—Did God deceive these false prophets?
Ezekiel 16:47—Did Israel imitate the heathen or not?
Ezekiel 16:49—Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality?
Ezekiel 18:20—Does God ever punish one person for another’s sin?
Ezekiel 18:32—Does God rejoice over the sinner’s doom?
Ezekiel 20:25—Are God’s statutes evil?
DANIEL
HOSEA
JOEL
AMOS
OBADIAH
JONAH
HABAKKUK
HAGGAI
New Testament
MATTHEW
Matthew 1:9—Did Matthew make a mistake concerning the father of Jotham?
Matthew 1:17—How many generations were listed between the captivity and Christ, 14 or 13?
Matthew 2:2—Why does the Bible commend the Magi for following the star, when it condemns astrology?
Matthew 2:6—How can we explain Matthew’s apparent misquotation of Micah 5:2?
Matthew 2:23—Didn’t Matthew make a mistake by claiming a prophecy that is not found in the OT?
Matthew 4:14–16—Why does Matthew incorrectly quote Isaiah?
Matthew 5:14—Are believers the light of the world, or is Jesus?
Matthew 5:17–18—Did Jesus come to do away with the Law of Moses?
Matthew 5:29—Is hell the grave or a place of conscious torment?
Matthew 5:33–37—Did Jesus condemn all oath taking, even in court?
Matthew 5:42—Should believers literally give anything to anyone who asks?
Matthew 5:43—Why did the OT prescribe that one could hate his enemies?
Matthew 6:6—If Jesus said prayer should be in private, why does the Bible commend public prayer?
Matthew 8:12—Is hell a place of darkness, or is there light there?
Matthew 8:22 (cf. Luke 9:60)—Wasn’t it absurd for Jesus to tell the dead to bury their own dead?
Matthew 8:28–34 (cf. Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)—Where were the demoniacs healed?
Matthew 8:28–34 (cf. Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)—How many demoniacs were healed?
Matthew 10:5–6—Did Jesus come only for Jews or also for Gentiles?
Matthew 10:10 (cf. Mark 6:8)—Did Jesus command that the disciples take a staff or not?
Matthew 10:23—Did Jesus promise to return to earth during the lifetime of the disciples?
Matthew 10:34–36—Did Jesus come to bring peace or war?
Matthew 11:12—How can God’s sovereign and peaceful kingdom be entered by force?
Matthew 11:14—Didn’t Jesus say John the Baptist was Elijah reincarnated?
Matthew 11:28–30—Is Jesus’ yoke easy or hard?
Matthew 12:1–5—Did Jesus’ disciples break the Jewish Sabbath law?
Matthew 13:12—Is God unfair in giving to those who have?
Matthew 13:34—Did Jesus always speak in parables or not?
Matthew 13:45—Was Mary a perpetual virgin, or did she have other children after Jesus’ virgin birth?
Matthew 16:16—Why does Peter’s confession here differ from that recorded in Mark and Luke?
Matthew 16:18—Is Peter the rock on which the church is built?
Matthew 16:20—Why did Jesus instruct His disciples to tell no one He was the Christ?
Matthew 19:21—Should Christians sell all they have and give it away?
Matthew 19:26—Is anything impossible for God?
Matthew 20:1ff—Are rewards the same for all, or do they differ in degree?
Matthew 20:29–34 (cf. Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43)—Did Jesus heal two blind men or just one?
Matthew 22:30—Will we be like angels (spirits) in heaven, beings without physical bodies?
Matthew 22:39—Does Jesus want us to love ourself first or others?
Matthew 23:9–10—Is it wrong to call others our father?
Matthew 23:17—Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing?
Matthew 24:29—Did Christ come to earth immediately following the Tribulation or sometime later?
Matthew 26:11—Was Jesus always present with His disciples?
Matthew 26:34 (cf. Mark 14:30)—When Peter denied Christ, did the rooster crow once or twice?
Matthew 26:52—Is Jesus advocating pacifism and denouncing capital punishment in this passage?
Matthew 27:5 (cf. Acts 1:18)—Did Judas die by hanging or by falling on rocks?
Matthew 27:44—Did both robbers revile Christ, or did only one do this?
Matthew 27:48—Did Jesus die on the cross or just swoon?
Matthew 28:9—To whom did Christ appear first, the women or His disciples?
Matthew 28:18–20—How can three persons be God when there is only one God?
MARK
Mark 1:2—How can Mark’s misquotation of this OT prophecy be justified?
Mark 2:26—Was Jesus wrong when He mentioned Abiathar as high priest instead of Ahimelech?
Mark 5:1–20—How many demoniacs were there?
Mark 6:5—If Jesus is God, why couldn’t He do mighty works here?
Mark 6:8—Did Jesus command the disciples to take a staff or not?
Mark 9:48—Why did Jesus say worms would not die in hell?
Mark 10:17–31—Did Jesus deny He was God to the rich young ruler?
Mark 10:35—Who came to talk with Jesus, the mother of James and John or James and John?
Mark 10:46–52—Did Jesus heal two blind men or just one?
Mark 11:2—Were there two donkeys involved in the triumphal entry or just one?
Mark 11:12–14, 20–24—When was the fig tree cursed by Jesus?
Mark 11:23–24—Did Jesus promise to give literally anything we ask in faith?
Mark 13:32—Was Jesus ignorant of the time of His second coming?
Mark 14:12ff—Did Jesus institute the Lord’s Supper on the day of the Passover or the day before?
Mark 14:30—When Peter denied Christ, how many times did the rooster crow, once or twice?
Mark 15:25 (cf. John 19:14)—Was Jesus crucified in the third hour or the sixth hour?
Mark 15:26—Why is the inscription on the cross different in all the Gospels?
Mark 15:39—What did the centurion actually say about Jesus on the cross?
Mark 16:2—Was Mary at the tomb before sunrise or after?
Mark 16:8—Did the women tell of their experience at the tomb or not?
Mark 16:9–20—Why is this passage of Scripture omitted in some Bibles?
Mark 16:12—Did Jesus appear in different bodies after His resurrection?
LUKE
Luke 1:27—How could Elizabeth be related to Mary when she was from the tribe of Aaron?
Luke 1:28ff—Should Christians worship Mary?
Luke 1:46—Was Mary born sinless as Roman Catholics claim?
Luke 2:1—Did Luke make a mistake when he mentioned a worldwide census under Caesar Augustus?
Luke 3:23—Why does Luke present a different ancestral tree for Jesus than the one in Matthew?
Luke 4:1–13—Is there a mistake in the temptation of Jesus recorded by Matthew and Luke?
Luke 4:19—Why does Jesus not quote this passage accurately?
Luke 6:20 (cf. MATT. 5:3)—Why does Luke’s version of the Beatitudes differ from those in Matthew?
Luke 6:26—Is a good name a blessing or a curse?
Luke 7:2–10—Is there a mistake in the accounts concerning Jesus and the centurion?
Luke 8:26–39—How many demoniacs were there?
Luke 9:50—Did Jesus contradict Himself when He referred to those who are for Him (cf. Luke 11:23)?
Luke 9:52–53—Did the Samaritans receive Christ or reject Him?
Luke 9:60—How can the dead bury their own dead?
Luke 10:23—Are those who see blessed, or those who do not see?
Luke 13:24—Do all seekers find God?
Luke 16:31—Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission?
Luke 18:1ff—Should prayer be continuous or brief?
Luke 18:18–30—If Jesus is God, why did He rebuke the young ruler for calling Him good?
Luke 18:35–43—Did Jesus heal two blind men or just one?
Luke 19:30—Were there two donkeys involved in the triumphal entry or just one?
Luke 22:19—What did Jesus mean when He said “This is My body”?
Luke 23:38—What did the sign on the cross really say?
Luke 23:47—Is the remark of the centurion about Jesus accurately recorded?
Luke 24:23—Were Jesus’ resurrection appearances physical or mere visions?
Luke 24:34—Was Jesus invisible to mortal eyes before and after He appeared?
Luke 24:44—Was the OT divided by the Jews of Jesus’ day into two or three parts?
Luke 24:49—Why did the disciples go to Galilee when Jesus commanded them to stay in Jerusalem?
Luke 24:50–51—Did Jesus ascend from Bethany or from the Mountain of Olives near Jerusalem?
JOHN
John 1:18—Why does John say no one has seen God when other verses declare we will see God?
John 1:18—Was Jesus alone the Son of God?
John 1:33—Did John the Baptist know Jesus before His baptism or not?
John 1:37–49—Were the apostles called at this time or later?
John 3:3—Does being “born again” indicate that Jesus taught reincarnation?
John 3:5—Does this verse teach baptismal regeneration?
John 3:13—How could Christ say no one has ascended to heaven when Elijah had?
John 3:17—Did Jesus come to judge the world or not?
John 4:26—Why did Jesus confess He was the Messiah here, but avoid doing it elsewhere?
John 5:28–29—Is Jesus advocating salvation by works?
John 5:31—Was Jesus’ self-testimony true or false?
John 5:34—Did Jesus accept human testimony about who He was?
John 5:37—Can God’s voice be heard?
John 6:35—Why are the “I AM” statements of Jesus only mentioned in John?
John 6:53–54—What did Jesus mean when He said we should eat His flesh?
John 7:1—Why did Jesus fear death and yet tell His disciples not to do so?
John 7:8—Did Jesus lie to His brothers?
John 7:53–8:11—Why do some scholars question whether this story should be in the Bible?
John 8:3–11 (cf. Rom. 13:4)—Did Jesus repudiate capital punishment in this text?
John 9:31—Does God hear the prayers of sinners?
John 10:11—Is Jesus the shepherd or a sheep?
John 10:11—Did Jesus die just for His friends or for His enemies too?
John 10:30—Was Christ one with the Father?
John 10:34—Did Jesus advocate that man could become God?
John 11:4—Did Jesus make a mistake when He said Lazarus’ sickness was not unto death?
John 11:26—How could Jesus say we will never die when the Bible declares all will eventually die?
John 11:44—How could Lazarus come forth from the tomb if he was bound hand and foot?
John 14:2–3—Was heaven prepared from eternity or is Jesus still preparing it?
John 14:16—Are Muslims right in referring this promise of the coming “helper” to Mohammed?
John 14:28—Did Jesus think of Himself as less than God?
John 15:1—Was Jesus the vine or the root?
John 16:12—Did Jesus reveal everything to His disciples or hold back some things?
John 17:9—Did Jesus ever pray for unbelievers?
John 18:31—Was it lawful for the Jews to exercise capital punishment?
John 19:14—Was Jesus crucified on Friday?
John 19:14—What time was Jesus placed on the cross?
John 19:19—What did the sign on the cross really say?
John 20:19—How could Jesus walk through a closed door with a physical body?
John 20:22—Was the Holy Spirit given to the disciples before Pentecost?
ACTS
Acts 2:16–21—Did Peter make a mistake in quoting Joel?
Acts 2:34—Is David in heaven or not?
Acts 2:38—Did Peter declare that baptism was necessary for salvation?
Acts 2:44–45—Did early Christians practice communism?
Acts 3:21—Will all things be restored to God or just some things?
Acts 4:12—Is Christ the only way of salvation?
Acts 4:34–35—Did early Christians practice communism?
Acts 5:31—Is repentance a gift of God or an act of man?
Acts 5:36–37—Does Luke make a mistake concerning Theudas and Judas?
Acts 15:20—Does this passage indicate that it is a sin to receive a blood transfusion?
Acts 16:1–3—Why did Paul have Timothy circumcised when he himself spoke so strongly against it?
Acts 17:28—Why did Paul quote an uninspired pagan poet?
Acts 20:9–10—How could Eutycus be dead if he had life in him?
Acts 23:5—Did Paul lie when he said he didn’t know the high priest?
ROMANS
Romans 2:7—Is immortality acquired or possessed?
Romans 2:14–15—How can those who are by nature sinners keep God’s laws of nature?
Romans 5:14—Is it fair to judge all people because of Adam’s sin?
Romans 5:19—If all are made righteous by Christ why aren’t all saved?
Romans 8:3—Was Jesus actually in human flesh or only in its likeness?
Romans 8:26—Is the Holy Spirit our mediator or is Christ?
Romans 8:30—Are all the called ones saved or only some?
Romans 9:13—How can God hate Esau when He is a God of love?
Romans 9:17—How can Pharaoh be free if God hardened his heart?
Romans 10:5—Does keeping the law bring life?
Romans 11:26–27—How can there be a future for the nation of Israel since they rejected the Messiah?
1 CORINTHIANS
1 Corinthians 3:11—Who is the foundation of the church, Christ or the apostles?
1 Corinthians 3:13–15—Does this passage support the Roman Catholic view of purgatory?
1 Corinthians 5:9—If Paul wrote an inspired epistle, how could God allow it to be lost?
1 Corinthians 6:2–3—How will the saints judge the world and angels?
1 Corinthians 6:9—Was Paul’s condemnation of homosexuality merely his private opinion?
1 Corinthians 6:9—Was Paul against all homosexual acts or only offensive ones?
1 Corinthians 6:13—If God is going to destroy the body, then how can it be resurrected?
1 Corinthians 7:10–16—Does Paul contradict what Jesus said about divorce?
1 Corinthians 8:4—If idols are nothing, why does God condemn idolatry?
1 Corinthians 9:24—Does Paul encourage or discourage running to obtain a spiritual goal?
1 Corinthians 10:8—Does Paul make a mistake in quoting how many people died?
1 Corinthians 11:5—Should women wear veils when they pray?
1 Corinthians 12:31—If coveting is wrong, why does Paul encourage coveting the best gifts?
1 Corinthians 15:5–8—Did Jesus only appear to believers?
1 Corinthians 15:5–8—Why did Jesus appear to only a select few?
1 Corinthians 15:10—Was Paul’s boasting contrary to Scripture?
1 Corinthians 15:20—Was Jesus the first one ever to be resurrected from the dead?
1 Corinthians 15:44—Is the resurrection body material or immaterial?
2 CORINTHIANS
GALATIANS
EPHESIANS
Ephesians 2:1—How can a person believe if he or she is dead in sins?
Ephesians 4:8—Does Paul inaccurately quote Psalm 68:18?
Ephesians 4:9—Did Jesus descend into hell?
Ephesians 4:26—Is anger a sin or not?
Ephesians 6:5—Doesn’t this command perpetuate the institution of slavery?
PHILIPPIANS
Philippians 2:25—If Paul had the gift of healing, why couldn’t he heal his coworker, Epaphroditus?
Philippians 3:15—Are Christians perfect, or still on the way?
Philippians 4:4—How can we rejoice always when Jesus said “blessed are those who mourn”?
COLOSSIANS
Colossians 1:20—Does this verse teach that all will be saved (universalism)?
Colossians 2:8—Does this verse mean Christians should not study philosophy?
Colossians 2:16—Are Christians obligated to keep the Sabbath?
Colossians 3:22—Doesn’t this command perpetuate the institution of slavery?
Colossians 4:16—What happened to the lost epistle of the Laodiceans?
1 THESSALONIANS
2 THESSALONIANS
1 TIMOTHY
1 Timothy 5:8—Does this contradict Jesus’ instruction about not storing treasures on earth?
1 Timothy 5:23—Was Paul recommending wine-drinking for Christians?
1 Timothy 6:16—Does only God have immortality or do humans also have it?
2 TIMOTHY
2 Timothy 2:14—Is it wrong for Christians to argue about theological matters?
2 Timothy 2:25—Is repentance a gift of God or an act of man?
2 Timothy 3:12—Are all who live godly lives persecuted, or only some?
2 Timothy 3:16—Does this passage prove the inspiration of all Scripture or just some?
TITUS
HEBREWS
Hebrews 2:14—Does the devil have the power of death or does God?
Hebrews 2:17–18—Was it possible for Christ to have sinned?
Hebrews 5:7a—Did Christ have flesh only before His resurrection?
Hebrews 5:7b—Did Christ shrink from death or face it courageously?
Hebrews 7:3—Does this verse support reincarnation?
Hebrews 7:19—Was the Law of Moses perfect or imperfect?
Hebrews 8:1—Is Jesus our priest or our sacrifice?
Hebrews 9:3–4—Was the altar of incense in the Holy Place or in the Most Holy Place behind the veil?
Hebrews 9:4—Were there three things in the ark or only the tables of stone?
Hebrews 10:6–7—How can we explain the distorted quotation of Psalm 40?
Hebrews 10:11—Did OT sacrifices make atonement for sins?
Hebrews 11:8—Did Abraham know where he was going when he left his homeland to follow God?
Hebrews 11:21 (cf. GEN. 47:31)—Is there a discrepancy regarding the death of Jacob?
Hebrews 11:32—Should some of the men listed in this “hall of faith” really be included?
Hebrews 12:17—Why couldn’t Esau repent if he sought it with tears?
JAMES
James 1:15—If God doesn’t tempt anyone, then why did He tempt Abraham?
James 2:12—Does the law bring liberty or bondage?
James 2:19—If the demons believe in God, then why are they not saved?
James 2:21—If Abraham was saved by works, why does the Bible say he was justified by faith?
James 3:6—Does the “course of nature” refer to reincarnation?
James 5:1–6—Are riches a blessing or a curse?
James 5:12—Is oath-taking forbidden or blessed?
James 5:17—Was the drought three years or three-and-a-half years?
1 PETER
2 PETER
1 JOHN
1 John 4:2–3—Does this refer to Jesus being in the flesh before or after His resurrection?
1 John 4:18—If love casts out all fear, why are we told to fear God?
1 John 5:7—Why is this verse on the Trinity missing in many modern translations?
2 JOHN
JUDE
REVELATION
Revelation 5:5—Will Jesus come again as a lion or a lamb?
Revelation 6:16—Is Christ merciful or wrathful?
Revelation 7:1—Does the Bible teach that the world is square?
Revelation 7:4–8—Who are the 144,000 of whom John writes here?
Revelation 14:13—Is heaven a place of rest and quiet or of incessant praise and singing?
Other Sources On Bible Difficulties
Archer, Gleason L. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties (Zondervan).
Arndt, William, Robert G. Hoerber, and Walther R. Roehrs. Bible Difficulties and Seeming Contradictions (Concordia).
Bing, Charlie. Grace, Salvation, and Discipleship: How to Understand Some Difficult Bible Passages (GraceLife Ministries).
Clark, Gordon. Can I Trust My Bible (Moody).
DeHoff, George. Alleged Bible Contradictions Explained (DeHoff Publications).
Ellis, E. Earle. Paul’s Use of the Old Testament (Eerdmans).
Geisler, Norman L., and Thomas Howe. The Big Book of Bible Difficulties (Baker).
Guillebaud, Harold E. Some Moral Difficulties in the Bible (Inter Varsity).
