The Bible’s Difficulties and Seeming Contradictions

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The Bible’s Difficulties and Seeming Contradictions ?

A Sampling of Seemingly Contradictory Passages Lesson 5 A Sampling of Seemingly Contradictory Passages

Scientific Difficulties The Sun Stands Still Read Joshua 10:12-14. Can you guess the skeptics objections?

Scientific Difficulties The Sun Stands Still How might we answer those objections?

Scientific Difficulties Jonah Inside the Fish Is this to be understood literally or as a story used to illustrate a point (kind of like a parable)?

Scientific Difficulties Jonah Inside the Fish Explain how a person might survive inside a fish/whale/sea creature?

A Sampling of Seemingly Contradictory Passages “An alleged contradiction disappears the minute a possible method of bringing the respective propositions into agreement is suggested. If several possible explanations are suggested, it becomes all the more unreasonable for one to contend that a discrepancy exists.” - William Arndt

A Sampling of Seemingly Contradictory Passages Get to work Sherlock Choose 3 questions from the back side of this sheet. Working on your own or with others come up with a possible method of resolving the alleged contradiction. You will have 10 minutes.

A Sampling of Seemingly Contradictory Passages Sweet 16 Questions Any final thoughts/questions? Email me with any left over questions and I will be happy to help you find an answer.