(July 18, 2012 at 10:21 am)pgrimes15 Wrote:(July 15, 2012 at 4:16 pm)spockrates Wrote: I'm wondering whether there are any biblical passages that contradict one another. Please provide two contradictory passages for discussion and explain why they result in a contradiction. Thanks.
2KI 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
2CH 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
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Grimesy
Thanks, pgrimes15. That's definitely a contradiction, but it's likely due to a mistranslation of the text. I agree there are several instances of numbers being mistranslated. Do you have any other type of contradiction in mind?
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