The tension: Matthew 21:5-7 has Jesus ride into Jerusalem on two animals — a donkey and a colt — with the disciples laying garments on both and Jesus sitting on 'them.' Mar…
The tension: Matthew 1:17 states explicitly: 14 generations from Abraham to David, 14 from David to the deportation, 14 from the deportation to Christ — 42 total.
The tension: Acts 2:30, Acts 13:23, Romans 1:3, 2 Timothy 2:8, Hebrews 2:16, and Revelation 22:16 all describe Jesus as physically descended from David 'according to the fl…
The tension: Matthew 3:6 and Mark 1:5 say John baptized people 'in the Jordan' (Greek *en tō Iordanē*); Mark 1:9 specifies that Jesus was baptized 'in the Jordan.' John 1:2…
The tension: Mark 1:11 and Luke 3:22 have the heavenly voice address Jesus directly in the second person: 'You are my beloved Son' (*sy ei ho huios mou ho agapētos*).
The tension: Matthew 4:10 quotes Deuteronomy 6:13 and tells Satan that one should worship and serve God *only* — and Matthew 23:10 says no one but Christ should be called *…
The tension: Matthew 5:9 blesses peacemakers; Luke 2:14 has the angels announce 'on earth peace'; John 14:27 and 16:33 have Jesus give peace to his disciples; Acts 10:36 sa…
The tension: Matthew 5:16 commands disciples to let their light shine before others *hopōs idōsin hymōn ta kala erga* — 'so that they may see your good works' — and 1 Peter…
The tension: Deuteronomy 4:2 forbids adding to the commandments: *lōʾ tōsipû ʿal-haddābār ʾăšer ʾānōkî mĕṣawweh ʾetkem* — 'you shall not add to the word which I command you…
The tension: Deuteronomy 24:1-2 permits divorce for any 'uncleanness' (Hebrew *ʿerwat dābār*) — historically read liberally by the school of Hillel as covering almost any c…
