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Scripture Analysis

Isaiah 45:5

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Contradictions
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I am Yahweh, and there is no one else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me,

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Contradictions (1)

Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.

  • How many gods are there?

    Deuteronomy, Isaiah, and New Testament passages repeatedly assert strict monotheism, with YHWH alone and no other gods beside him. Genesis 1:26, 3:22, and 11:7 have God using first-person plural ('let us make,' 'one of us') and Psalm 82 has God judging in the assembly of gods.

    Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.

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