101 Contradictions in the Bible (Last Section)

81. Was Jesus body wrapped in spices before burial in accordance with Jewish burial customs?
Yes and his female disciples witnessed his burial (John 19:39-40)
No. Jesus was simply wrapped in a linen shroud. Then the women bought and prepared spices so that they may go and anoint him [Jesus) (Mark 16: 1)

82. When did the women buy the spices?
After the Sabbath was past (Mark 16:1)
Before the Sabbath. The women prepared spices and ointments. Then, on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment (Luke 23:55 to 24:1)

83. At what time of day did the women visit the tomb?
Toward the dawn (Matthew 28: 1)
When the sun had risen (Mark 16:2)

84. What was the purpose for which the women went to the tomb?
To anoint Jesus body with spices (Mark 16: 1; Luke 23:55 to 24: 1)
To see the tomb. Nothing about spices here (Matthew 28: 1)
For no specified reason. In this gospel the wrapping with spices had been done before the Sabbath (John 20: 1)

85. A large stone was placed at the entrance of the tomb. Where was the stone when the women arrived?
They saw that the stone was Rolled back (Mark 16:4) They found the stone rolled away from the tomb (Luke 24:2) They saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb (John 20:1)
As the women approached, an angel descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and conversed with the women. Matthew made the women witness the spectacular rolling away of the stone (Matthew 28:1-6)

86. Did anyone tell the women what happened to Jesus body?
Yes. A young man in a white robe (Mark 16:5). Two men ... in dazzling apparel later described as angels (Luke 24:4 and 24:23). An angel - the one who rolled back the stone (Matthew 16:2). In each case the women were told that Jesus had risen from the dead (Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:5 footnote)
No. Mary met no one and returned saying, They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him (John 20:2)

87. When did Mary Magdelene first meet the resurrected Jesus? And how did she react?
Mary and the other women met Jesus on their way back from their first and only visit to the tomb. They took hold of his feet and worshipped him (Matthew 28:9)
On her second visit to the tomb Mary met Jesus just outside the tomb. When she saw Jesus she did not recognize him. She mistook him for the gardener. She still thinks that Jesus body is laid to rest somewhere and she demands to know where. But when Jesus said her name she at once recognized him and called him Teacher. Jesus said to her, Do not hold me... (John 20:11 to 17)

88. What was Jesus instruction for his disciples?
Tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me (Matthew 2 8: 10)
Go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God (John 20:17)

89. When did the disciples return to Galilee?
Immediately, because when they saw Jesus in Galilee some doubted (Matthew 28:17). This period of uncertainty should not persist
After at least 40 days. That evening the disciples were still in Jerusalem (Luke 24:3 3). Jesus appeared to them there and told them, stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high (Luke 24:49). He was appearing to them during forty days (Acts 1:3), and charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise ... (Acts 1:4)

90. To whom did the Midianites sell Joseph?
To the Ishmaelites (Genesis 37:28)
To Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh (Genesis 37:36)

91. Who brought Joseph to Egypt?
The Ishmaelites bought Joseph and then took Joseph to Egypt (Genesis 37:28)
The Midianites had sold him in Egypt (Genesis 37:36)
Joseph said to his brothers I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt (Genesis 45:4)
92. Does God change his mind?
Yes. The word of the Lord came to Samuel: I repent that I have made Saul King... (I Samuel 15:10 to 11)
No. God will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent (I Samuel 15:29)
Yes. And the Lord repented that he had made Saul King over Israel (I Samuel 15:35). Notice that the above three quotes are all from the same chapter of the same book! In addition, the Bible shows that God repented on several other occasions:
i. The Lord was sorry that he made man (Genesis 6:6)
I am sorry that I have made them (Genesis 6:7)
ii. And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people (Exodus 32:14).
iii. (Lots of other such references).

93. The Bible says that for each miracle Moses and Aaron demonstrated the magicians did the same by their secret arts. Then comes the following feat:
Moses and Aaron converted all the available water into blood (Exodus 7:20-21)
The magicians did the same (Exodus 7:22). This is impossible, since there would have been no water left to convert into blood.

94. Who killed Goliath?
David (I Samuel 17:23, 50)
Elhanan (2 Samuel 21:19)

95. Who killed Saul?
Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.... Thus Saul died... (I Samuel 31:4-6)
An Amalekite slew him (2 Samuel 1:1- 16)

96. Does every man sin?
Yes. There is no man who does not sin (I Kings 8:46; see also 2 Chronicles 6:36; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; and I John 1:810)
No. True Christians cannot possibly sin, because they are the children of God. Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God.. (I John 5:1). We should be called children of God; and so we are (I John 3: 1). He who loves is born of God (I John 4:7). No one born of God commits sin; for Gods nature abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God (I John 3:9). But, then again, Yes! If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us (I John 1:8)

97. Who will bear whose burden?
Bear one anothers burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2)
Each man will have to bear his own load (Galatians 6:5)

98. How many disciples did Jesus appear to after his resurrection?
Twelve (I Corinthians 15:5)
Eleven (Matthew 27:3-5 and Acts 1:9-26, see also Matthew 28:16; Mark 16:14 footnote; Luke 24:9; Luke 24:3 3)

99. Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?
After his baptism, the spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days ... (Mark 1:12-13)
Next day after the baptism, Jesus selected two disciples. Second day: Jesus went to Galilee - two more disciples. Third day: Jesus was at a wedding feast in Cana in Galilee (see John 1:35; 1:43; 2:1-11)

100. Was baby Jesus life threatened in Jerusalem?
Yes, so Joseph fled with him to Egypt and stayed there until Herod died (Matthew 2:13 23)
No. The family fled nowhere. They calmly presented the child at the Jerusalem temple according to the Jewish customs and returned to Galilee (Luke 2:21-40)

101. When Jesus walked on water how did the disciples respond?
They worshipped him, saying, Truly you are the Son of God (Matthew 14:33)
They were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened (Mark 6:51-52)

101 Contradictions in the Bible (Section D)

61. How did Judas die?
After he threw the money into the temple he went away and hanged himself (Matthew 27:5)
After he bought the field with the price of his evil deed he fell headlong and burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out (Acts 1:18)

62. Why is the field called Field of Blood?
Because the priests bought it with the blood money (Matthew 27:8)
Because of the bloody death of Judas therein (Acts 1:19)

63. Who is a ransom for whom?
The Son of Man came...to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). Christ Jesus who gave himself as a ransom for all... (I Timothy 2:5-6)
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright (Proverbs 21:18)

64. Is the law of Moses useful?
Yes. All scripture is... profitable... (2 Timothy 3:16)
No. . . . A former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness... (Hebrews 7:18)

65. What was the exact wording on the cross?
This is Jesus the King of the Jews (Matthew 27:37)
The King of the Jews (Mark 15:26)
This is the King of the Jews (Luke 23:38)
Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews (John 19:19)

66. Did Herod want to kill John the Baptist?
Yes (Matthew 14:5)
No. It was Herodias, the wife of Herod who wanted to kill him. But Herod knew that he was a righteous man and kept him safe (Mark 6:20)

67. Who was the tenth disciple of Jesus in the list of twelve?
Thaddaeus (Matthew 10: 1-4; Mark 3:13 -19)
Judas son of James is the corresponding name in Lukes gospel (Luke 6:12-16)

68. Jesus saw a man sitat the tax collectors office and called him to be his disciple. What was his name?
Matthew (Matthew 9:9)
Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27)

69. Was Jesus crucified on the daytime before the Passover meal or the daytime after?
After (Mark 14:12-17)
Before. Before the feast of the Passover (John 1) Judas went out at night (John 13:30). The other disciples thought he was going out to buy supplies to prepare for the Passover meal (John 13:29). When Jesus was arrested, the Jews did not enter Pilates judgment hail because they wanted to stay clean to eat the Passover (John 18:28). When the judgment was pronounced against Jesus, it was about the sixth hour on the day of Preparation for the Passover (John 19:14)

70. Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion?
Yes. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42)
No. (John 12:27)

71. In the gospels which say that Jesus prayed to avoid the cross, how many times did he move away from his disciples to pray?
Three (Matthew 26:36-46 and Mark 14:32-42)
One. No opening is left for another two times. (Luke 22:39-46)

72. Matthew and Mark agree that Jesus went away and prayed three times. What were the words of the second prayer?
Mark does not give the words but he says that the words were the same as the first prayer (Mark 14:3 9)
Matthew gives us the words, and we can see that they are not the same as in the first (Matthew 26:42)

73. What did the centurion say when Jesus dies?
Certainly this man was innocent (Luke 23:47)
Truly this man was the Son of God (Mark 15:39)

74. When Jesus said My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me ? in what language did he speak?
Hebrew: the words are Eloi, Eloi ..(Matthew 27:46)
Aramaic: the words are Eloi, Eloi .. (Mark 15:34)

75. According to the gospels, what were the last words of Jesus before he died?
Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit! (Luke 23:46)
"It is finished" (John 19:30)

76. When Jesus entered Capernaum he healed the slave of a centurion. Did the centurion come personally to request Jesus for this?
Yes (Matthew 8:5)
No. He sent some elders of the Jews and his friends (Luke 7:3,6)

77.
Adam was told that if and when he eats the forbidden fruit he would die the same day (Genesis 2:17)
Adam ate the fruit and went on to live to a ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5)

78. God decided that the life-span of humans will be limited to 120 years (Genesis 6:3)
Many people born after that lived longer than 120. Arpachshad lived 438 years. His son Shelah lived 433 years. His son Eber lived 464 years, etc. (Genesis 11:12-16)

79. Apart from Jesus did anyone else ascend to heaven?
No (John 3:13)
Yes. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11)

80. Who was high priest when David went into the house of God and ate the consecrated bread?
Abiathar (Mark 2:26)
Ahimelech, the father of Abiathar (I Samuel 1:1; 22:20)

HINDU SCRIPTURE (V2)

Upanishad

Upanishad means the inner or mystic teaching. The term Upanishad is derived from upa (near), ni (down) and s(h)ad (to sit), i.e., sitting down near. Groups of pupils sit near the teacher to learn from him the secret doctrine. In the quietude of the forest hermitages the Upanishad thinkers pondered on the problems of deepest concerns and communicated their knowledge to fit pupils near them. Samkara derives the word Upanishad as a substitute from the root sad, 'to loosen.,' 'to reach' or 'to destroy' with Upa and ni as prefixes and kvip as termination. If this determination is accepted, upanishad means brahmaknowledge by which ignorance is loosened or destroyed. The treatises that deal with brahma-knowledge are called the Upanishads and so pass for the Vedanta. The Upanishads more clearly set forth the prime Vedic doctrines like Selfrealization, yoga and meditation, karma and reincarnation, which were hidden or kept veiled under the symbols of the older mystery religion. The older Upanishads are usually affixed to a particularly Veda, through a Brahmana or Aranyaka. The more recent ones are not. The Upanishads became prevalent some centuries before the time of Krishna and Buddha.

The main figure in the Upanishads, though not present in many of them, is the sage Yajnavalkya. Most of the great teachings of later Hindu and Buddhist philosophy derive from him. He taught the great doctrine of "neti-neti", the view that truth can be found only through the negation of all thoughts about it. Other important Upanishadic sages are Uddalaka Aruni, Shwetaketu, Shandilya, Aitareya, Pippalada, Sanat Kumara. Many earlier Vedic teachers like Manu, Brihaspati, Ayasya and Narada are also found in the Upanishads. In the Upanishads the spiritual meanings of the Vedic texts are brought out and emphasized in their own right.
There are over 200 Upanishads though according to Indian tradition there are only 108. There are 10 main principals but some accord it to having 18 main principals in the Upanishad.
Some of the Upanishads are Brhad-Aranyaka Upanishad, Chandogya Upanishad,Isa Upanishad, Aitareya Upanishad, Taittiriya Upanishad, Katha Upanishad, Prasna Upanishad, Kena Upanishad, Mundaka Upanishad, Mandukya Upanishad, Kausitaki-Brahmana Upanishad, Maitri Upanishad, Subala Upanishad, Jabala Upanishad, Paingala Upanishad, Kaivalya Upanishad, Svetasvatara Upanishad, Vajrasucika Upanishad.

The Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita more commonly known as the Gita, is part of the Itihaas scriputre Mahabharata. It is an extremely popular scripture. There are 118 chapters of Gita. If the Upanishads can be compared to the cow, the Gita is their milk. It is in the form of a dialogue between Lord Sri Krishna and the mighty Pandava warrior Arjuna. The battlefield of Kurukshetra is its place of origin. Its central message is that one should discharge one's duty however hard and unpleasant it be - bravely and with selfless dedication.

The Puranas
The Puranas are the richest collection of mythology in the world. Most of them attained their final form around 500 A.D. but they were passed on as an oral tradition since the time of Krishna (c. 1500 B.C.). There are eighteen major Puranas and a few minor ones. Each is a long book consisting of various stories of the Gods and Goddesses, hymns, an outline of ancient history, cosmology, rules of life, rituals, instructions on spiritual knowledge. Hence the Puranas are like encyclopedias of religion and culture and contain material of different levels and degrees of difficulty.

The most important Puranas are the VISHNU PURANA, SHIVA PURANA and
MARKENDEYA PURANA (to the Goddess). The BHAGAVATA PURANA is important to the worshippers of Krishna. Other Puranas are the Vayu, Agni, Skanda, Kalki, Linga.

The Puranas are perhaps the most important or commonly used scriptural texts of the Hindus. They were guide books for the whole of life and society. Some of the Puranas are Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, Vishnu Purana, Shiva Purana, Bhagwata Purana, Narayana Purana, Markandeya Purana, Agni Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Linga Purana, Varaha Purana, Skanda Purana, Vamana Purana, Kurma Purana, Matsya Purana, Garuda
Purana, Brahmanda Purana.

Ramayana

Ramayana is the story of Shree Rama avatar of Lord Vishnu, his consort Sita brother Lakshman and devotee Hanuman and their fight against the evil of Ravana. According to Ramanuja, a famour Ramayana scholar, there are over 300 types of Ramayana, e.g., Tulsidas Ramayana, Kumb Ramayana, etc.

Unlike Mahabrata, Ramayana is the work of reknown scholar, Valmiki, who may have modified it in 3 BC.

Mahabrata

Shree Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu oversees the battle of good vs. evil in this extraordinary scripture. It revolves around the 18 days war between the Kaurava,
which consisted of 100 sons of Dhritarashtra and Pandavas, which consisted 5 sons of Pandu.
The Kurukshetra war involved almost all of the kings in India. The result of the war was the devastation of Kauravas dan their supporters. The head of Pandavas, Yudhishthira was crowned Raja Hastinapura. His victory symbololize victory of good over evil.

KONFUCIANISMA

Konfucianisma

Konfuciasma diasaskan oleh Konfucias sendiri dan dibangunkan oleh Mensius dan di panggil sebagai “Petunjuk Konfucias dan Mencius”. Pada zaman Dinasti Han, Konfuciasma di terima secara rasmi dan ajaran kumpulan yang lain ditindas oleh pemerintah Han untuk
mengambil balik kuasa. Konfuciasma lalu berkembang dan menjadi pengaruh terbesar dalam sejarah dan budaya Cina selama 2000 tahun. Ia kemudian menyebar ke Negara Korea dan Jepun dan juga mempengaruhi kedua-dua budaya itu. Beliau dan ajarannya telah membawa kesan yang sungguh besar ke atas tamaddun Cina. Selama 2000 tahun, Ajaran Konfucias telah mempengaruhi sikap orang Cina terhadap kehidupan, mereka satu sistem corak kehidupan dan taraf nilai masyarakat, mendirikan satu bentuk piawaian untuk pegawai kerajaan dan memperlengkapkan latarbelakang teori politik Cina.

Siapakah Konfucius?

Konfucius (551 B.C. - 479 B.C.), pengasas Konfucianisma dilahirkan di Qufu, Daerah Shandong. Nama asal beliau adalah Kong Qiu dan dihormati sebagai Kong Fuzi atau Kong Zi. Beliau adalah seorang pemikir dan pendidik yang terkemuka pada lewat zaman Musim bunga dan Luruh. Dia
datang daripada keluarga miskin, tetapi mendapat pendidikan yang baik. Beliau dikatakan mengambiljawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri untuk Negeri Lu. Akan tetapi, musuh politiknya berkomplot untuk memaksa beliau untuk bersara pada umur 55. Beliau kemudian mengetuai sekumpulan pengikutnya ke negeri-negeri yang bersaing supaya menyebarkan ajarannya dan menjadi penasihat kepada pemimpin bagaiamana untuk memerintah tetapi beliau merasa sungguh hampa sekali. Beliau memasuki bidang pendidikan dengam 3000 pengikut dan 72 yang terkenal pada lewat usia menurut lagenda. Beliau meninggal dunia pada tahun 479 Sebelum Masihi. Di dalam bidang politik, Konfucias menitikberatkan strata-strata masyarakat yang tegas supaya mengekalkan kesejahteraan orang awam dan menentang pemupukan moral dan melawan kezaliman. Prinsip akhlak yang paling penting dalam anjuran beliau adalah kebajikan atau ren dalam bahasa Cina. Dalam konsep pendidikan pula, beliau menekankan pentingnya memupuk bakat seorang individu dalam pendidikan dan gabungan antara pemikiran dan pelajaran, dan berkata” belajar tanpa berfikir akan mengakibatkan kebingungan dan hasil berfikir tanpa belajar ialah kelekaan.

Konfuciasma adalah satu sistem philosofi dan keperimanusiaan dan sebaliknya bukan satu agama walau ia ada menyifatkan beberapa ciri-ciri keagamaan. Konfucius dan Mencius tidak berniat untuk mengasakan satu agama walaupun mereka disemadikan di seluruh negara Cina.
Konfucias hidup di masa kehuruharaan sosial dan juga moral, apabila nilai murni ditolak
dan tidak dihiraukan. Dalam zaman tidak pasti dan ketakutan, Konfuciasma berkembang dan akhirnya mengubah masyarakat Cina dengan nilai-nilai yang wujud berabad-abad.

Apabila beliau melihat perbezaan yang wajar di antara perpecahan dan kurangnya
kesejahteraan yang wujud dalam masyarakat yang tidak aman dan huru hara
berbanding dengan keharmonian dan kemurnian, falsafah beliau dialu-alukan untuk
memperbaiki nilai dan kebiasaan. Dalam dinasti Qin, Maharaja Shi Huang membakarkan dan memusnahkan buku-buku Konfuciasma supaya mengalakkan perpecahan untuk memudahkan pemerintahannya dan Maharaja itu digulingkan. Di Dinasti Han pula zaman pemerintahan Maharaja Wu(140SM -87 SM), Konficiasma diterima sebagai idealogi rasmi negeri dan ortodoxi kerana Konfuciasma mendakwa bahawa perihal diraja adalah iktirafan oleh tuhan dan
idealogi lain di haramkan secara rasmi untuk mrengekalkan undang-undang, strata sosial dan kesejahteraan masyarakat dengan nilai Konfucias. Semanjak itu, idealogi yang lain tidak mempunyai peluang untuk diperlaksanakan. Sebab-sebab mengapa Konfucianisma sungguh
berpengaruh kerana ia sesuai dengan keperluan orang atasan (pegawai istana). Ia adalah sistem yang sempurna untuk orang umum dan orang atasan. Konfucianisma berpendapat bahawa pemerintah adalah seperti bapa kepada masyarakat yang mengawasi dan menjaga keperluan asas mereka. Ia juga mengalakkan pegawai-pegawai kerajaan supaya patuh kepada pemimpim mereka dan tidak berkhidmat untuk yang korup; Kuasa sepenuh seorang raja ke atas rakyatnya, suami ke atas isteri dan bapa ke atas anaknya dan menekankan lima sifat murni iaitu, kebajikan (ren), kebijaksanaan (zhi), kebaikan (yi), kesopanan(li) dan kesetiaan(xin) sebagai etik

Konfuciasma tidak mengenalkan hak manusia dan maruah wanita dan menurut Konfucianisma, wanita mesti patuh kepada ayahnya jika sebelum kahwin, patuh kepada suami selepas kahwin, patuh kepada anak lelaki kika menjadi balu. Mereka juga mesti menjaga tatacara, nilai moralnya dan mesti rajin mengendalikan kerja mereka. Jikalau mereka dijumpai tidak patuh, bercurang, mandul, berasa cemburu, mencuri dan lain lain, mereka boleh diceraikan tanpa mempertimbangan sebabsebabnya.