Dr. Bart Ehrman's Top 3 Favorite New Testament Contradictions

Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's Top 3 New Testament Contradictions
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[@spaceisalie5451]

derek, you ought to be proud of yourself bro, your entire story is incredible by itself, but the fact that you took what you enjoyed and got to the point of communication and coordination with scholarly greats like Dr. Price, Dr. Ehrman, Dr. Carrier, is incredible. Theres a lot to say about you, and it's impressive.

[@gravitywaves2796]

Well Said

[@michaelvallance532]

I love what you said ❤️👍

[@Greyz174]

derek's a good egg

[@benkidd4519]

Ditto 👍💕

[@oakriver2128]

If the Bible is the perfect word of God, with no contradictions or apparent contradictions, we wouldn’t need apologetics 😏

[@cardcounter21]

Well, apologetics is more about defending the questionable actions or doctrines presented in the bible than harmonising its contradictions - for example defending Gods action of 'empowering' Samson to murder 30 men so he can steal all their clothes to pay off a bet he'd just lost! (and one defence that's been offered for Samson's horrific, God endorsed, method of solving his gambling dues is that the 30 men he killed were _enemies_ of God, so the killings not only wiped out Samson's debt they also enabled God to provoke a war with the enemy nation the murdered men belonged to...............I'll let _you_ decide whether or not you think this is justifiable!)

[@arnoldjohnson3317]

@@cardcounter21 Of course it’s justifiable, God is always right no matter what and has a plan we can’t comprehend. That’s why he’s God, you can’t argue with that.

[@dustinellerbe4125]

@@arnoldjohnson3317 are you being facetious?

[@arnoldjohnson3317]

@@dustinellerbe4125 The sad part is that is what is taught and believed.

[@magnuseng3345]

If the theory of evolution is without contradictions and makes sense, we wouldn't need teachers to explain the theory ;-)

[@DivineSpirit_]

Thank God for people like Bart, not many people have courage to stand up against such a religious establishment

[@cheryldeboissiere1851]

Well with the book sales and the seminars, I somehow don’t think Fart Error-man is having much of a problem with the Board of Regents back at the old bible college. In fact, I think he gets invited to dinners and they laugh at how much money they are making off of dumb atheists.

[@djonalexander3628]

Which god are you thanking.

[@user-ic5zw9yy8r]

​@@djonalexander3628 The God of Jesus, do you know how he said God in his language? Look up God in the Aramaic

[@user-ic5zw9yy8r]

@@djonalexander3628 The God of Jesus, do you know how Jesus said God in his language? Look up God in Aramaic

[@user-ic5zw9yy8r]

@@djonalexander3628 The God of Jesus, do you know how Jesus said God in his language? Search👉 God in Aramaic

[@tookie36]

1:50 1. Mark Chapter 2 Sabbath. Who was the high priest ? 4:05 2. Mark Chapter 5 Jesus raises girl from the dead. In mark the girl wasn’t dead. In Mathew the girl was already dead 8:35 3. Mark- Jesus sends the disciples out with no staff Mathew- Jesus says to take a staff

[@derrickpurdy7011]

You might want to go back and read Mark 5 and Matthew 9 again. In both chapters, it is plainly evident that she was dead because in both chapters Jesus said she wasn't dead, she only slept. I hope it isn't rocket science for you to deduce from the fact that they "laughed him to scorn" once he had said that because the people knew the girl was dead. I don't think it is all that much of a mystery to figure out why Jesus asked them why they were making a noise (in Matthew) or weeping (in Mark). It certainly isn't to me. In truth, the so-called church has proven time and time again that it is woefully inadequate to teach the gospel. The result is an ignorant church that continues to teach false doctrines which lead, unfortunately, to many not even being interested in learning the gospel. And sadly, there are many who would profit from that ignorance.

[@ronhansen8471]

@@derrickpurdy7011 Your point is right on, I can't agree with you more. The scriptures use the term "a sleep in death" and to Jesus Christ the girl was asleep in death. There is a thing called perception that makes us individuals. If I was standing in a room with ten other people and we were told to write what we saw there would be ten different reports. This is evident when on a rescue mission and I have to ask witnesses questions about what they saw. All of them will have a different story and each story is not in itself wrong.

[@cyc2818]

​@@derrickpurdy7011 it doesnt matter if she was actually dead, but what jairus told jesus

[@derrickpurdy7011]

@@cyc2818 Perhaps you can tell me what Jairus told Jesus.

[@cyc2818]

@@derrickpurdy7011 that her daughter was agonizing (or however you say that in english) in mark, and that she had died in matthew

[@ScottyMcYachty]

Thank you, Bart, for sharing your vast knowledge with us. I own much of what you've written, and I've learned SO MUCH from you. And thank you, Derek, for your boundless energy and commitment to this channel.

[@bleirdo_dude]

Have you heard the good news of the Holy Dopamine Ghost via Placebo Faith?

[@davidgould9431]

0:25 "The myth--the legend himself--is joining us today". I see what you did there. Great video, by the way! Dr Ehrman is always informative and entertaining. Great energy and huge intellect. We are lucky to have him.

[@ihabgabriel4836]

Your contradictions have been answered by many others. I pray for both of you.

[@James-jl9lm]

​@@ihabgabriel4836 So, is the bat a bird or a mammal??!! Because THE BIBLE calls it a bird (and last time I checked, birds DO NOT nurse their newborns ON THEIR OWN MILK!!!). Y’know, you'd think an inerrant book, which was inspired by your Big Brother in the sky, would KNOW FOR CERTAIN if a bird was a mammal or not, becausehe SUPPOSEDLYcreated them. Y’know, you Apologetics morons can't have your cake and eat it too.

[@notyourbusiness2687]

1:52- abiathar or abimelech? 4:07- jairus daughter 6:16 8:39- take staff or don't take staff?

[@mouthpiece200]

Mathew's going to hell for not writing down the account accurately.

[@Anonymous-411]

That's not true. Because Matthew didn't exist. What's his second name? And where was he born?

[@mouthpiece200]

@@Anonymous-411 Sarcasm ain't your thing, eh?

[@Anonymous-411]

@@mouthpiece200lol weather you're being sarcastic is irrelevant. I completely disagree with any notion that a unverifiable man named Matthew even existed. If he did exist and we have his original works then he most definitely is going to hell for corrupting the words of Jesus. Are you a Christian? Or an Atheist? Btw I'm neither those things.

[@mouthpiece200]

@@Anonymous-411 Its completely relevant that I was sarcastic because you're wasting your time attacking claims that were never made.

[@Anonymous-411]

@@mouthpiece200 I'm not even attacking you 😂 I was picking your brain. Clearly you can't handle little back and forward.

[@dorian7661]

Thanks for all your work Derek, these interviews are always fascinating and helpful!

[@aws8536]

Not only Gospel Mark contradicts with Old testament on the high priest. But OT contradicts itself on the same high priest. Ahimelech was described as the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar in 1 Samuel 22:20-23, but described as the son of Abiathar in 2 Samuel 8:17 There are tons of such contradictions in the bible. Yet the Christians believe that the bible is the words of God. Amazing belief!

[@xa4445]

bro , that thing has been refuted centuries ago , u didnt find anything new that the church didnt refute in the 1800sXD

[@timcarbone007]

Love it, great chat as always

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

"It happened twice!" technically works but it's so beautifully absurd. It could also be used to explain away many other contradictions...maybe the resurrection happened 4 times too? 😉

[@Lodinn]

Seems to work out nicely. Or maybe the gospel authors were just living in the multiverse our meek minds are too feeble to grasp.

[@stefanowohsdioghasdhisdg4806]

"Jesus help my daughter died again" "MEDAMNIT JAIRUS CAN'T YOU KEEP HER ALIVE FOR 10 MINUTES???"

[@danscalone8110]

I have a Great Respect for Bart. I discovered him about 3 years ago. He confirmed EVERYTHING I was thinking about the Bible, etc.. Former Catholic.

[@TheAbrahamMichaels]

What did he confirm? I am really interested - I am a christian and I have no idea why people take this guy seriously.

[@danscalone8110]

@@TheAbrahamMichaels there is No God. That's what he confirmed.

[@TheAbrahamMichaels]

@@danscalone8110 How did he do it? Did he do it in this video?

[@danscalone8110]

@@TheAbrahamMichaels previous lectures and debates. I live by the same standard he does "As long as Babies and Children SUFFER...there is No God" I worked in Corrections for years. I've seen and read the BRUTALITY visited up Babies and Children. Where was God to protect them? Where were these Mighty Angels, St. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL in particular?

[@TheAbrahamMichaels]

@Dan Scalone but this is his/your opinion - you said that he confirmed everything you were thinking about the bible. what did he confirm?

[@eximusic]

Another great show Derek! Dr. Ehrman is always interesting.

[@josephw.1463]

My own favorite NT contradiction: Romans 9:18 says, God has mercy on those on whom he wants to have mercy, and “hardens” those he wants to harden. 1 Timothy 2:4 says he wants all men to be saved and come to knowledge of the truth, i.e., he doesn’t want to “harden” anybody… Yeah, that’s the kind of “big” contradiction that, as Dr Ehrman says, believers have an easy time satisfying themselves about.

[@josephpatterson2513]

I agree, but the Reformed apologist would say that "all "does not mean every person, but "all" kinds of people. Jews, Gentiles, etc.. The rationalizations are endless.

[@dmichael100]

@@josephpatterson2513 Yes, when I was in seminary, I thought John Piper had the most creative explanation for such contradictory ideas- God has two levels of will. He can will that all be saved AND AT THE SAME TIME harden some to destruction. The thing that drew so many of us to Calvinism was that it took these challenges head on. I finally figured out that different men responded to events and historical circumstances of their time and place. It is not transcendent truth that we apply today.

[@artifexdei3671]

the only contradiction is in your mind. these are two different situations, two different writers for specific audience. you are equating as if they were the same. a priest can say two sermons twice in a day on the same topic and they won't match word for word.

[@derrickpurdy7011]

You might benefit from understanding what that means. 2 Thessalonian 2:11-12 "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." So you might think well there it is, but you would lack context. The context is found in verse 10: "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." The only question is are you going to seek what the Bible actually says or continue to listen to a man who doesn't know what it says?

[@artifexdei3671]

@@derrickpurdy7011 what does this have to do with this conversation?

[@MikeMcAughey]

Amazing content, thank you

[@adamnascent7231]

"When someone's a fundamentalist the big ones don't bother you, it's the little ones" -- so true. When I was a rigid fundamentalist it was the numerical contradictions that really ate away at me, or the different robe color at the crucifixion. These are theologically inert contradictions, but eventually broke open the dam and plunged into me mythicism for a little while. It's practically a shorter list of things that are consistent in the NT than not.

[@dmichael100]

I've always explained my admittance that the Bible is not divinely inspired but humanly- derived as "death by a thousand cuts". It is never just one thing. One contradiction or problem could not account for so many people believing something that is not ultimately true (as I did for 4 decades). It starts with Genesis 1:1- El (Elohim) is the same name as the ancient Canaanite god (what? The One True God can't identify himself with a unique name if he wishes to show this book is my word?) The flood stories we now KNOW are at least 1,000 years older than the Noah story and have elements found in the Genesis version...and on and on and on... What did it for me was a contradiction I had to discover for myself when I was working on a PhD in biblical theology. The census in Luke 2 could not have occurred under Quirinius was governor as Luke takes pains to name him. To really believe that an intentional god was behind all of this history- then the story of the birth of Jesus had to happen "when times were fulfilled". In other words, the reason God supposedly "gave us his word" was to show us HE has been in control of history- that none of this is random but he is controlling all events. I went to seminary to prove such things. And yet, an obvious error proven by many sources, we now know the years that Quirinius was governor. God can't inspire Luke to at least get the name of the governor right? When I read the lengths that scholars go to explain this away- it just answered the one question "If the Bible really was man-made and Christianity was not true but so many still believed it was- what would it look like? This is what it would look like.

[@cheryldeboissiere1851]

Yours is a very sad story. Some pity, not much. Bible literalists are a pain in the ass...

[@lightninja4795]

You will answer to God

[@checohidalgo9873]

​@@lightninja4795 bing bong

[@lunarmodule6419]

Interesting thx!

[@robertherring9277]

Great video! Thanks!

[@littlepacificstudios]

Funny thing about Jesus is when He said to a multitude of people " unless you drink my blood and eat my flesh, you can have no part of being with me" something like that.... and many left at that time.... I guess Jesus really was not into fair weather type people... You know the kind that kick you to the curb if you say one wrong thing and never give you the benefit of the doubt to stick around and see what your truly about.... There are a lot of people that do this with the bible and with God in general and although I understand how that line of thinking works....... I just am a pretty simple person and Jesus hanging on that cross a bloody mess for me says all He has to say about how He feels about me personally.... This other stuff with people like Bart talking in depth about everything they don't know because they were not there.....They mean nothing to me because not one of them would be laying on a cross a bloody mess having huge nails pounded in their feet after being beat to death for my wicked mistakes.... I love you Jesus! I will always love you...... :)

[@bowshockgalaxy]

Amazing job boss

[@exaucemayunga22]

My favorite one is all the 4 accounts of Jesus's resurrection. They contradict each other in almost every detail.

[@dustinellerbe4125]

This was great!!

[@GabrielEddy]

1. Why did the women go to the tomb? 2. Who/what did they encounter there? 3. How did the tomb become opened? 4. What did the women see in the tomb? 5. What were the women instructed to do? 6. What did they do upon leaving there? 7. Did Jesus appear to these same women? 8. Did Jesus meet the disciples in Galilee? 9. Did Jesus ascend bodily into Heaven? 10. What were Jesus’ last words on Earth?

[@lh1673]

I was in a cult for years and had my Bible beside me all the time, I also believed that this book has no mistakes but after watching one of our cult leader telling to the public we may not be the only spokesman of this book, my view changed completely about this book! My research started and your videos are so helpful to let me realize the real truth about this book. Thanks for this interview which gave me another super knowledge of the contradictions that I didn’t even noticed.

[@cheryldeboissiere1851]

That’s it? Discrepancies? You didn’t think it was too fantastic? Didn’t think this Trinity thing is not working for me? Or maybe G-d sounds like he’s nuts 🥜? This should be followed by hmmm, they don’t know what they’re talking about. Ah, poor humans, confronted by phenomenon & possibly an encounter with a divine being they wrote it down to the best of their Bronze Age understanding. Sad, sad, sad.

[@user-bg4rb5dc3w]

Bart has such a contagious laugh!!

[@user-ic5zw9yy8r]

"Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, they would have certainly found in it many contradictions" Quran (4:82)

[@jorgefigueroa2231]

Just what I was looking for

[@JerryPenna]

Derek’s like the Led Zeppelin of religious mythology, delivering hit after hit.

[@lauterunvollkommenheit4344]

"It happened twice" - the apologist who said that is a genius! God created the world twice, he sent the flood twice, Jesus was born twice, he died four times on the cross, etc. This is not just an unbeatable argument, it also helps understand why there are two gods and two Jesuses in the Bible. Brilliant!

[@bozo5632]

And he's coming back, right? Third time's the charm.

[@Nocturnalux]

@@bozo5632 Any time now...any time...now...waiting...waiting...still waiting.... Yeah.

[@lauterunvollkommenheit4344]

@@bozo5632 Yes, the second coming has already happened and is going to happen!

[@pheresy1367]

@@Nocturnalux I guess "LIFE is what happens" when you are waiting for the return of JC.... There is a WHOLE Halloween special devoted to Linus, who spends Halloween night waiting for "the Great Pumpkin" to arise from (his MOST sincere) pumpkin patch. Every time I watch THAT Peanuts special, I am desperately hoping that "The Great Pumpkin" will finally appear... :( ... but there is ALWAYS next year.... 🎃🎁🍕🤞

[@scienceexplains302]

To the apologists who agree with “It happened twice,” that still leaves an error: on the second occasion someone would have commented that this had happened previously. The simplest explanation is that the author of the second version was trying to replace the first version. And, great job, @Lauter Unvollkommenheit on extending the logic of the apologist.

[@coffeebreaktheology2634]

The story of Jairus’ daughter is not a contradiction, it is that Mark is writing a more concise record and records the nitty gritty. The story about the staff is not a contradiction - it is an omission in a list. It is a misrepresentation to say one says don’t take and the other version says do. Jesus says in the days of Abiathar - Abiathar was alive, but not in office. King Saul had Abimelech killed, his son escaped and went to David and was eventually made High Priest.

[@richman8082]

Great ❤☝

[@sdozer1990]

Ah, the wonders of ad hoc hypothesis. Like magic! :)

[@oker59]

You know how we know about all the contradictions and bad stuff of religions? Because each faction(religion) reads each others stuff, performs extensive linguistic, comparative mythological, and archaeological studies of each others religions to disprove one another. They've been at each others throats for the beginning of religion. And so, thanks for the data Bart Ehrman!

[@ronhansen8471]

Jehovah's Witnesses do not. Their interest is to teach what the bible teaches in bringing the good news of God's kingdom not to one up other religions. Anyone who knows the truth will see the misinformation promoted by the worlds religious organizations. Our only purpose for familiarizing ourselves of different religions is to be a better teacher. We talk to people of all faiths and beliefs and is helpful to understand them. It is about saving lives.

[@hemiolaguy]

@@ronhansen8471 Saving lives? JW's official policy of making parents shun and disown their children if they break away from the JW organization leads to misery for both parents and children, and sometimes causes kids to commit suicide! Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult.

[@petmur2451]

Bart is Brilliant

[@shuai83]

Maybe the original instructions were not to take a 2nd staff in case the first one broke similar to how Matthew's gospel says not to take a 2nd coat. One staff would be the bare minimum so when Mark's account said not to take a staff, it may have been implied (2nd staff) to his readers but expounded upon by Matthew for clarity.

[@thepowerbill1]

More great stuff from a great channel. Thank you

[@joannecassell8825]

Love Bart! Learn so much from historians.

[@privettoli]

What I don't understand about the story of Jairus is why in Matthew it says that the crowd thought the girl was dead.

[@jenna2431]

My personal favorite for the holidays is how did John the Baptist survive Herod's ordering the murders of all the tiny kids. He's only 6 months older, but they didn't flee the carnage.

[@AnnhilateTheNihilist]

@Yvonne except it never happened and is a copy of Moses’ life in OT

[@lil-al]

@@AnnhilateTheNihilist And Luke has the family go straight to jerusalem on the 8th day after the birth, then directly back to Nazareth to live. Don't know how they fitted a couple of years in Eqypt in there.

[@arnoldprado2348]

There is no contradiction guys. Too bad, all the writers of the Bible are not here to answer all your questions, but you can always look for answer if you know how to look and unprejudiced. NITPICKING IS A BAD THING - you know the word, right. 1. Since Jesus mentions Abiathar as the “high priest” in Mark 2:26, but Ahimelech is mentioned as the “priest” in 1 Samuel 21:1, it is possible that they were different priests. On the other hand, in second Samuel 8:17, Ahimelech is the son of Abiathar, but in 1 Samuel 23:6, Abiathar is the son of Ahimelech. I did not find any evidence of a copyist error. Therefore, it is possible that both men shared each other’s names. In other words, both men had two names as appears to be the case in 2 Sam. 8:17 where Ahimelech is the son of Abiathar, but in 1 Sam. 23:6, Abiathar is the son of Ahimelech. This is supported by the fact that Moses’ father-in-law is called Reuel in Ex. 2:18, yet in Exodus 3:1, it is Jethro. Uzziah is the father of Jotham in Matt. 1:9. But in 1 Chronicles 3:12, his name is Azariah. Also, Jotham’s father was known as Azariah in 2 Kings 15:7 and Uzziah in 2 Kings 15:32 2. Here is how things may have taken place. When Jairus left his house, his daughter was at the point of death; so he may have thought that by the time he was with Jesus, she quite possibly had already died. Indeed, by the time he arrived, she had passed away, as confirmed by the messenger who brought the account of her death before Jesus came to the house. That Jairus should appeal to Christ on this occasion is very remarkable considering that Jewish leaders were often the people most averse to Jesus. It is also striking that he should fall down and worship Jesus, He behaved with profound respect toward Him, as to a great teacher, known healer, and prophet. That very act of Jairus coming to Jesus when his child was past all hope of recovery, when he had reason to believe she was actually dead, as she indeed now was, affirms that he really believed that if Christ would come to his house and lay his hand upon his daughter, she would certainly be restored to life again. Perhaps Jairus, being intimately familiar with the Torah, had in mind Elijah and Elisha, whom God had given the power of being able to resurrect the dead (1 Kings 17:17-24; 2 Kings 4:18-37), in both instances using physical contact with the recently deceased. Perhaps he had heard of Christ’s healing powers and dared hope they would be sufficient to the task. Luke 8:43-48 records that while Jairus was walking with Him, Jesus healed a woman with a blood issue. Jairus therefore was an eyewitness to the power of Christ even before they reached his house. In any event, the passages do not contradict each other, but just show the different focus each Gospel writer emphasized. Whether it was through just recording part of the event, or perhaps the phrases “even now dead” or “just died” meaning “imminently near death,” all three Gospel accounts bring out a slightly different emphasis. Their main point is unmistakable: Jesus had power to raise the dead as the son of God. 3. In these parallel passages, Jesus issues an urgent command to His 12 students-go and preach the immediacy of the kingdom of heaven to your Jewish brethren. Our English translations contain an apparent discrepancy in what Jesus told them to take with them-were they to take a staff or not? The issue can be cleared up studying the Greek words used for provide or take in the original manuscripts. The sense of Matthew’s provide (ktaomai) is “to get or acquire.” In this passage, Jesus seems to urge His disciples to go now, don’t take the time to find another staff, just take what you have and go. He promised that the disciples would be provided for, so they didn’t need to make elaborate preparation. Mark uses a word with a broader meaning (airo), which indicates “lift or take up.” In this passage, Mark seems to convey the idea that Jesus wanted the disciples to take what they already have and go. Those who already had a staff were to take it but were not to acquire another staff. In the same vein, they should wear the sandals they had on but weren’t to find an additional pair. They were to wear the tunic they already had on but weren’t to get another. Although using the same word for take as Mark, Luke’s passage conveys the same sense as Matthew’s. (Some scholars suggest that Luke probably gained his information mostly from Matthew’s book and didn’t have access to the book written by Mark.) Luke also conveys the idea that the disciples were to depart quickly and without taking lots of “things” with them. They needed to focus on preaching the kingdom of heaven and were to trust the Lord to provide for their needs.

[@Nomad58]

Good thing we have these super wise men to correct Gods word.

[@Crecganford]

You're smashing it Derek!

[@joshfabisiak4515]

Ehrman swings and misses with his first contradiction of the NT since the text says Jesus referring to in the time of the high priest Abiathar, and Ehrman himself in his talks of this refers frequently to King David despite the fact that at the time David wasn’t king yet, but Abiathar would have been present at that time and would likely be in training to become high priest and he was known for being more virtuous and devout than Ahimelech, so Ehrman would be wrong about his own critique of the texts since he stated David was king, unless you decide to grant charity to Ehrman’s statement yet then refuse to extend the same charity to Jesus’ statement.

[@JohnnyLang-dw8ll]

Bert's giant contradictions or laughable at best. These are the biggest contradictions he has with a book that is composed of thousands and thousands of sentences and many authors??? not to mention these contradictions are easily explained, as not being contradictions

[@bloodgrss]

@@JohnnyLang-dw8ll Lol-Inerencey delusional's unite. You are a deluded fool...

[@fofulice7202]

I am a Christian, but this is really Fun!

[@thischristian8317]

Last time I checked, the bible had these accounts about whether or not to take "extra" stuff: Matthew 10:5 “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts- no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep." Mark: 6:8 "These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff-no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt." Am I to believe a guy with a PhD can't discern between "a staff" and an "extra staff"? The passage is clear: "Pack light. God will take care of you." Its' clear the apostles went out with one staff, one pair of sandals and one shirt and no extra anything. Both verses are in agreement. No need to write a thesis.

[@knowthyself8233]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Jarige2]

It's usually surprising to me that people can believe the Bible is inerrant. I'm a Christian, I do not think the Bible contains no mistakes at all. And it does not matter if the Bible contains mistakes here and there. The thing is, most of the things we Christians believe do not rely in any way on whether or not these contradictions can be resolved or not. I have yet to see contradictions that even when granted, changes the doctrines of Christianity, like the death of Jesus on the cross for our sins, or the resurrection of Jesus. If a few details differ between the accounts in the Gospels then I think that's evidence for the fact that these are based on eyewitness testimony. Because contradictions are /exactly/ what we would expect if the Gospels are written by eyewitnesses. An example of this is how the Titanic sank. Eyewitness reports report two contradictory accounts that we're unable to reconcile; namely reports that the Titanic sank as a whole, and reports that the Titanic broke in two before sinking. Now how on earth would you use these eyewitness reports to argue that the Titanic never sank? Because that is the type of arguments atheists use when they find a contradiction in the Bible. It's absolutely ridiculous reasoning.

[@doriesse824]

Yes, and whether President Kennedy was in a two-row car or a three-row car, and there are pictures of both. We can't say he wasn't shot that day in Dallas, even though the reports are VERY conflicting on how it happened, who did it, etc.

[@stephencraig247]

The contradictions that were devastating to my evangelical understanding of Christianity was in comparing Jesus’ view of the criteria for salvation in the Synoptics with Jesus’ view in n John, and Paul’s view in Romans/Galatians, and James. Then there’s the whole Arminian/Calvinisitic/Universal reconciliation trilemma, then there’s the eternal conscious torment vs. conditionalism vs. universal reconciliation vs. mortality views defended by various authors. Then there’s the problem of whether Christians ought to be Torah and observant, various failed prophecies, various messianic prophecies Jesus failed to fulfil, the failed prophecy of Jesus that “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” (unless you’re Preterist). Paul of course expected the end to be very soon, likewise the author of Revelation. Then you have Paul’s terrible exegesis of the OT in Galatians 3, complete bastardisation of Habakkuk 2:2-4, as well as Matthew’s rather terrible use of OT “prophecies” applied to Jesus…

[@Jarige2]

@@stephencraig247 Hmm, with all those discussions about the meaning of Jesus' words and prophesies and how salvation works etcetera, all interesting theological topics, food for many discussions to come, why did those discussions convince you that Jesus never rose from the dead? The thing is, even if Paul made theological errors in Galatians, even if the theology differs irreconcilably, none of this means Jesus didn't rise from the dead. All of those things could simply mean that the people who saw Jesus misunderstood the meaning of the resurrection but still saw a risen Jesus. I'm not saying that this is indeed the case, but I'm trying to see how these theological discussions would lead to doubting the resurrection. Because I see no clear connection between those discussions and whether Jesus rose from the dead or not. And neither would all of those discussing convince me that Jesus never rose from the dead. It may convince me that some authors of the NT didn't interpret the resurrection correctly, but it would not lead me to conclude that the resurrection never happened.

[@scapegoatiscariot2767]

Prophecies + contradictions = prophedictions

[@jhalcricket2376]

🤣🤣good one mate

[@scapegoatiscariot2767]

@@jhalcricket2376 👍 Being an armchair soldier for human rights, is a full-time job. I got to take them where I can get them.😉

[@harrisonphiri2837]

This is the channel you need when your sinfulness no longer wants Jesus to be Truth.

[@deezydayungdon]

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[@timcarbone007]

Lol you're crazy

[@deezydayungdon]

@@timcarbone007 hell yeah lol

[@TD-np6ze]

I'm so grateful for the wonderful synergy from having different guests! Also, in many ways this is a Process of Thinking About HOW to Think!!! There is so much Rich History and Great Stories in the Ancient Texts!! I think the great FLAW in Christianity is the Emphasis on Dogmatic Beliefs! DO NOT QUESTION or Dare Think for Yourself

[@ronhansen8471]

When people have a distorted opinion of the truth along with religious bias they are bound to get the wrong answers. Christendom does teach dogmas with the Catholic church leading the pack. How can anyone think for themselves when they are brain washed by the church? Looking for flaws in God's word the bible as a way to reject the truth is not the answer. In my opinion the flaw is people not understanding what the bible teaches. I point my finger straight at the religious leaders for peoples bible ignorance.

[@TD-np6ze]

@@ronhansen8471 Ron, WHY the obsession with Anachronistic Texts? Written as Stories and Folklore to create Common Culture and help with Better Living with Fellow Humans? WHY Cannot we create a more appropriately contemporary Common Culture to help us live with 21st Century and SAVE The Planet??? Theocracies based on SUPERIOR Beings Superimposing THEIR Version of Right vs Wrong will KILL US and DESTROY the PLANET...isn't that what Your BOOK Teaches??? Isn't it about Time we Face REALITY???

[@ronhansen8471]

@@TD-np6ze WHY the obsession with Anachronistic Texts? Written as Stories and Folklore to create Common Culture and help with Better Living with Fellow Humans? WHY Cannot we create a more appropriately contemporary Common Culture to help us live with 21st Century and SAVE The Planet??? Theocracies based on SUPERIOR Beings Superimposing THEIR Version of Right vs Wrong will KILL US and DESTROY the PLANET...isn't that what Your BOOK Teaches??? Isn't it about Time we Face REALITY??? Ron's response: The Hebrew scriptures has a great deal of information that applies to our day and for our benefit. if nothing else it has practical guidance on how to live and bring up children. BUt it seems that people want to read all the gory things of the bible with no understanding. People anymore have a distorted understanding and religious leaders who are ultimately responsible do not teach the truth of God's word the bible. They would rather tickle the ears of their subjects. The bible is all about how we can save the planet and survive what is coming. The planet will not be destroyed and mans future is to live forever under God's kingdom. This will include most of the people that have lived and died and those today who survive the destruction of religion and this planets governments. Humans will live in peace and will take in knowledge for a very long time. The universe will be our playground. No one is forcing anyone to believe in a God. It is a personal choice and your life. My problem is that there is so much disinformation being generated about what the bible teaches I am compelled to set things straight with the truth whether people like it or not.

[@surrendertothelord1461]

I looked into this third example as I was curious to see if there truly was a contradiction on Matthew 10:10 and Mark 6:10 verses. There is two different words used there. The word used in Matthew is the word hypodēmata which supposedly can refer to shoes. The Mark text word used is sandalia which only refers to sandals.

[@MrEVAQ]

The contradiction is with the staff though, not with the sandals

[@surrendertothelord1461]

@@MrEVAQ I have looked into many debates trying to discredit the Bible and this one is up there as probably the hardest to explain or understand. Perhaps Matthew meant not to take extra things for your journey as in more than one and just take what you have at that moment. There are some translations that say "staffs" referring to more than one. In Luke 6 “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.” In Matthew's account it says “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Although some will most likely say this too is a contradiction, I believe the context means the same thing in both in my opinion. I believe the context for this particular one being debated is to trust that God will provide for you along the way. I suppose unfortunately this might not be an adequate explanation for some. Either way thanks for your comment in clarifying that for me. Hope you have a good day.

[@superdog797]

This was a funny one

[@dmwallacenz]

Hey, I'm as enthusiastic as anyone about a good Biblical contradiction, but the whole Ahimelech/Abiathar business is not a contradiction. There were clearly multiple priests during Saul's reign - 1 Samuel 22:18 mentions "priests". The father/son team of Ahimelech and Abiathar were both among them. 1 Samuel 21:1 calls Ahimelech a priest; and 1 Samuel 23:9 calls Abiathar a priest. Now in Mark 2:26, Jesus describes the shewbread incident as occurring in "the days of Abiathar the High Priest". Obviously, the incident occurred in the days of Abiathar - 1 Samuel makes this abundantly clear. No contradiction, and no need for 30 pages of analysis to prove this.

[@jahbloomie]

LOLOLOL SO Jairus’ daughter is the Biblical equivalent of Schroedinger’s cat, an alive/dead daughter. Read in Mark? She’s alive when the dad goes to Jesus. Read in Matthew? She was already dead.

[@nonomnismoriar9051]

John's day of the crucifixion is in contradiction with the sinoptics.

[@user-dn3qf3nf3y]

3 top New Testament writer's contradictions: 1: Act's 1:20 verse read that verse then compare that to Psalms 69:25 verse.

[@Gbanfa]

niceeee

[@wiskadjak]

It must have been a quantum staff. Both there and not there at the same time.

[@jessiesineath7702]

the funny thing about santa clause, being that he arose from the story of St. Nicholas I dont think Santa would even be a concept if it were not for Christ.

[@bertilow]

The staff problem is easy: Jesus said both. First he said not to take a staff, and then he realised they'd really need a staff so he changed his mind and told them to take one anyway...

[@SandraB-qf6jd]

How old was Jesus when Mary made temple offerings, how old was Jesus when Mary Joseph and Jesus flee to Egypt?

[@COYSMate05]

That last contradiction and story is so crazy to me. Fundamentalism has melted some people’s brains. It’s okay. You can still believe in god and also believe that the Bible has some mistakes. I promise you won’t explode.

[@allenbird7783]

I don't get why anyone still cares about the Biblical inerrancy issue. The only reason it was ever an issue was as something for Protestants to replace the divinely inspired authority of the Catholic Church with. Since no-one takes the divinely inspired authority of the Catholic Church seriously any more, there is no point in maintaining that the Bible is inerrant, which was obviously a silly idea in the first place.

[@jackabbott1754]

how many high priests did jesus testify to on the night before his death? he's a phd can't seem to put two and two together

[@julianmarsh1378]

Listening to the first example I thought, 'Now who are you going to believe--Jesus or the Old Testament?

[@SirLangsalot]

Mike Licona should take up promoting internet investment and romance scams. The dude is a complete tool.

[@theophilos0910]

One could argue the Hebrew Scriptures (OT) and the New Testament (NT) contradictions ad infinitum - tho’ several can (at least in the gospel sayings & narratives) be ‘clean’d up’ by positing errors in translation (say, in the case of the Gospels in the canonical NT) from an oral Aramaic tradition (from say 36 CE to c. 50 CE) to when it was eventually translated (orally) into Greek (c. 50-72 CE) then to when the gospel traditions were finally set down in writing following the death of most of the original Aramaic speaking followers of ‘Iesous’ during the 1st Fail’d Jewish War against Rome (66-72 CE)- the Jairus’ daughter pericopes (‘a man who was the chief scribe in their local synagogue’) in Mark & in Matthew do seem contradictory on the surface - but cf. the Aramaic phrase ‘Le maveto’ (‘at the point of death’ see Mark 5:23) might well have been badly translated into Greek (‘idi nekros’) perhaps whilst still in the oral stage as ‘already dead’ - Note that in Mark’s gospel it has a Greek speaking ‘ho Iesous’ pronouncing ‘she is not dead but sleeping’ (= ‘in a deep coma’ ? see Mark 5:39 and this phrase is repeated in Matthew 9:24) - One might posit that the confusion of ‘point of death’ and ‘already dead’ may also be Matthew’s desire to make the story ‘more miraculous’ or a storytelling device where a messenger relays ‘a false message which the messenger himself believes to be the truth’- only later to be found out in the story that the messenger was mistaken… There are far more glaring literary contradictions say between ‘Matthew’ (whoever he was…) and the other Greek canonical gospels (read Matthew’s glaringly fake 14 Toledoth ‘generational lists’ in chapter 1 (bas’d on the gemmatria DVD for David 4+6+4 = 14) as compar’d to ‘Luke’s genealogical Daviddic recension (whoever he was…) in his wholly contradictory birth narrative (see the Lukan list in chapter 3:23ff…) When examining these contradictory recensions between gospel narratives (over 100 can be nam’d) one always has to bear in mind the fact that these pericopes were transmitted orally at first in Aramaic then in Greek during preaching tours ‘to the lost sheep of the Elect of the House of Yisro’el scatter’d amongst the Gentiles (leGoyyim, ‘amongst the nations’) before they were finally set in writing after the original Apostoloi began to die off before during & after the War of 66 CE which according to Josephus wip’d out nearly 1 million Judaean Aramaic speakers … leaving virtually only Greek, Latin & Coptic speaking Jews in the greater Diaspora within the Roman Empire in the 1st century CE…

[@mouthpiece200]

I'll have to agree with Mr. Flip. It seems very likely everything was in Greek "from scratch". There is no need for the story to have originated in Aramaic lands. In fact its easier to conjure up fiction if its written with some distance from the place in the setting. Far away from Israel it becomes impossible to verify if this Jesus fellow and his band actually existed - much easier for a myth to spread. If you want to start a myth, don't set it in my hometown, because I will fact check you. :D

[@lil-al]

@@flipflopski2951 Exactly. If you are going to "posit" you need to back that up with evidence, or it sounds like apologetics.

[@randyreneau2086]

How about Josephus and what he says?

[@dashmax7780]

The long form stuff is great, but some more of these shorter to the point episodes showing the ridiculousness are really good for when you don’t have that length of time for the longer ones.

[@rafaelgomez5504]

Hi Mr. Barth Erhman... Also when I was an evangelist , I did the same mistake... .. i said to the people the Bible doesn't contradict Itself .... And I were Wrong . Have a good day ....

[@edward1412]

Men of little faith who don't understand what they read so their faith come crashing down when a critic misinterpret the Bible.

[@ivywindsong]

Great video! Love it!

[@constpegasus]

Thank you for all of these videos.

[@tommysmith5479]

Brilliant - Ehrman is so entertaining.

[@garylambe1187]

Hi - not being pedantic but it was the other way round. Mark said to 'take a staff' and Matthew and Luke said dont take a staff according to my NIV bible. Mark 6.8 says 8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff-no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Matthew 10.10 10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, Luke 9.3 3 He told them: “Take nothing for the journey-no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. Does seem a bit odd when its thought that Luke and Mark would have used Mark as a source. ??

[@user-el3rk6os3p]

My favorite contradiction is the salvation message. The most basic teaching is so contradictory. Are Christians saved by faith alone? By faith and repentance? Faith and baptism? By works alone?

[@luisdasilva3879]

Thousands of people around the world who do not want at all that there is One Creator, One Intelligent Mind that has the power to bring everything into existence.

[@theastronomer5800]

Go check out the recent interview between Dr. Ehrman and Muhammad Hijab!

[@BangNong]

😊

[@PotPoet]

Here is a big contradiction. The three synoptic gospels say that Jesus' "Royal Entry" ended his career. John says it began it. It would be ridiculous for a Christian apologist to claim the Royal Entry occurred twice. John was wrong. A messianic claimant drawing such an allegedly large crowd would be crucified within a week. That event ended Jesus' career just as he knew it would.

[@richman8082]

What do you mean by ending the career?

[@PotPoet]

@@richman8082 By "ending the career", I mean that it happened at the end of Jesus' public speaking rather than three years earlier at the beginning of his public tour.

[@jessewallace12able]

Where does Jesus, in the bible say that we should read the New Testament?

[@stephen_pfrimmer]

Paul, Mark, Matthew, Luke, John

[@bardmadsen6956]

The one that gets me is the end of the world will be alike the deluge, thought that was not to happen again.

[@Mhh90]

Dr Ehrman is a giant of a scholar. May he eventually find peace

[@Dybbouk]

The sad thing is that guys like Bart and Derek got burnt at the stake in the past.

[@lil-al]

Because the church knew they were right, but had to maintain control.

[@Dybbouk]

@@lil-al An offshoot of authortitarian, closed, strictly hierarchized societies is that the most brilliant minds are happy to conform to get advancement.

[@tiagoalex9573]

is the second even a "contradiction" it's possible that both authors know the same story that she was dead and raised but one knows more than the other, the one who knew less didn't know how Jesus found the girl so he made up a simple sentence just to get jesus to the girl while the other author knew that how jesus found the girl in more detail

[@diegog1853]

The problem is not the status of the girl, but what Jairus said to jesus. Mark 5:23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” Mathew 9:18 While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” In one Jairus thinks his daughter is alive and in the other one that his daughter is dead. That is the contradiction. He is saying two things which are opposite to each other. And the point of the first story is clearly about the dad trying to hurry up to save the girl before she dies, the point of the second story is a dad wanting to revive a girl. They are different.

[@user-dn3qf3nf3y]

And 3: Matthew 2:15 verse read that then read Hosea 11:1 verse afterward

[@DannyWJaco]

👍🏼

[@rebeccanoble6797]

Hey bart. Some people MEAN to lie. You got that right.

[@johnmacrae2006]

Ah Bart, and his sweet Rockefeller Foundation funding.

[@cheryldeboissiere1851]

Oh really... I was wondering who was financing him...

[@spicyroads]

Great video!

[@careerlifecoachskillsfacil4535]

😅😅😅 That's why Paul said in 2 Cor 3:6 that the letter kill but the Spirit gives life. It means that the letter, or PhD Academics or the Bible can't interpret scripture as it's a Story of faith and not based on facts. 😅

[@diegog1853]

Yeah no, he has never said that contradictions are a problem for the faith. They are just a problem for fundamentalists, which believe that the bible doesn't have any mistakes and that everything can be taken literally as facts

[@Shamsi419]

What's wrong with some inaccuracies in testimonies ?. Does that mean the event didn't take place ? Or does it mean different people remember different things and different witnesses will give different accounts. People make mistakes. I would rather believe different testimonies with some inaccuracies than matching word for word testimonies.

[@cheryldeboissiere1851]

Agreed, that would be collusion...

[@ahmadfaisal6267]

It means that the bible is NOT the word of GOD, because GOD is infallible and HIS Word is perfect. Only the Holy Quran has no contradictions or adulterations and all who read it with an open heart and open mind, embrace it holistically....

[@eternalinvestments3422]

No theologians claim there are no contradictions in copied Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic texts. Inerrancy disclaimed only with the original documents. All of which have been destroyed. Yes, you may have tiny unnoticeable differences now but they are remarkably rare

[@Critical_Capybara]

❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️☃️

[@clydefrog6961]

Next please : Dr. Richard Carrier's Top 3 Dr. Bart D. Ehrman Contradictions

[@chewyjello1]

Bart looks much happier in this video than the last one that was posted lol.

[@jeremyrodriguez324]

This is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnsimca7093]

There has been so many apologies for the Christmas story…

[@Dash_023]

I don't find these three "contradictions" to be contradictions. One has to check one's assumptions.

[@MythVisionPodcast]

You don't find any contradictions anywhere im assuming.

[@Dash_023]

@@MythVisionPodcast I've yet to find any we can definitively confirm, Derek. Thanks for your content, by the way. I'm going to do a few commentaries on your videos (hopefully) with some friends.

[@MythVisionPodcast]

@@Dash_023 I figured you would take those conclusions. The Quran has no contradictions either according to Muslims. Feel free to make whatever commentaries you would like on my videos.

[@Dash_023]

@@MythVisionPodcast Thanks Derek. As I've said before, I'd love to interview you sometime. I know my channel is small, but I am trying to ensure truth by examining all sides.