John

questions: 105

New Testament · questions that cite John.

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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

Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Who raised Jesus from the dead?

The tension: John 2:19-21 has Jesus declaring he will raise his own body in three days.

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction
Who forces non-believers to disbelieve?

The tension: John 12:40 attributes the blinding of unbelievers' eyes to God, and 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 has God sending strong delusion so that they will believe a lie and…

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Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
Does God give freely or withhold his blessings?

The tension: James 1:5 and Luke 11:10 present God as giving freely and liberally to all who ask.

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction
Did Jesus teach physical resistance?

The tension: Matthew 5:39 has Jesus teaching non-resistance: do not resist evil, turn the other cheek.

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Should you fear death?

The tension: Luke 12:4 has Jesus telling his disciples not to fear those who can kill the body, because they have no more power beyond that.

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Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
Did Jesus lay down his life for friends or enemies?

The tension: John 15:13 and 10:11 describe Jesus laying down his life for his friends (philoi) and for the sheep — the in-group, the disciples, those who love him.

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Was it lawful for the Jews to kill Jesus?

The tension: John 19:7 has the Jewish authorities declaring that under their own law, Jesus deserves death — "by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of…

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Is the Christian yoke easy?

The tension: Matthew 11:28-30 has Jesus offering rest to the weary — his yoke is easy (chrestos) and his burden is light (elaphron).

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Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
Are miracles proof of divine mission?

The tension: Matthew 11:2-5 has Jesus point to his miracles — blind seeing, lame walking, lepers cleansed, deaf hearing, dead raised — as the answer to John the Baptist's q…

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