Contradictions
Jeremiah
Old Testament · questions that cite Jeremiah.
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These marks echo where critical scholarship tends to land on each question — not GEBible’s own ruling.
Seen as a contradiction
Genuinely disputed
Seen as reconciled
Genuinely disputed among scholars
Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
The tension: Paul stacks Romans 3:28, Romans 4:13, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:11-12, and Ephesians 2:8-9 to insist humans are justified by faith apart from works of the la…
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Usually considered reconciled
Scholarly consensus: Usually considered reconciled
The tension: The Bible names at least six different sins as the reason Sodom was destroyed: same-sex intercourse (Leviticus 18:22 read into Ezekiel 16:50), inhospitality (M…
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Usually considered reconciled
Scholarly consensus: Usually considered reconciled
The tension: The New Testament gives Jesus a long string of names and titles — Jesus, Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, the Word, Son of Man, Son of the Highest, Son of David, Son of…
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Leans toward a genuine contradiction
Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction
The tension: Isaiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 23:5-6 promise a Davidic messiah — a Branch from David's line who will reign as king.
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Genuinely disputed among scholars
Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
The tension: Isaiah 27:4 has YHWH declare 'fury is not in me' (chemah ein li).
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Leans toward a genuine contradiction
Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction
The tension: 1 Timothy 2:1 commands prayer and intercession for all people without exception.
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Genuinely disputed among scholars
Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
The tension: Luke 21:11 has Jesus predict that 'fearful sights and great signs from heaven' will accompany the eschaton, treating such signs as legitimate revelatory marker…
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Leans toward a genuine contradiction
Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction
The tension: Joel 2:32 — cited by Acts 2:21 and Romans 10:13 — promises that everyone who calls on the name of YHWH/Lord will be saved.
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Leans toward a genuine contradiction
Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction
The tension: Jeremiah 25:11 and 29:10 set the Babylonian Captivity at seventy years.
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Leans toward reconciliation
Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
The tension: The Bible designates three different figures as God's firstborn.
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Leans toward a genuine contradiction
Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction
The tension: 2 Peter 1:19 calls the prophetic word more sure (bebaioteron) — a lamp shining in a dark place that the faithful do well to heed.
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