The tension: 2 Kings 18:5 says of Hezekiah that "after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him." 2 Kings 23:25 says of Josiah, "lik…
The tension: Huldah's oracle in 2 Kings 22:20 and 2 Chronicles 34:28 promises that Josiah will be "gathered into thy grave in peace" — a peaceful death.
The tension: Jeremiah 22:28-30 records Yahweh telling the prophet to "write this man childless" — Jeconiah, king of Judah, will leave no descendant on the throne of David.
The tension: 2 Samuel 24:1 is unambiguous: "the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah." Yahweh h…
The tension: 1 Kings 15:14 and 2 Chronicles 15:17 both declare that "the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days." 2 Chronicles 16:7-10 then narrates Asa relyin…
The tension: 2 Chronicles 36:5-6 says Nebuchadnezzar bound Jehoiakim in fetters "to carry him to Babylon." Jeremiah 22:18-19 prophesies that Jehoiakim will receive the buri…
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…
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…
The tension: John 3:22 says Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea and 'there he tarried with them, and baptized' — Jesus is the explicit subject of the baptiz…
The tension: Mark 16:17 (the disputed Longer Ending) lists casting out demons as one of the signs *parakolouthēsei tois pisteusasin* — 'that will follow those who believe.'…
The tension: Matthew 8:20 and Luke 9:58 have Jesus say *hai alōpekes phōleous echousin kai ta peteina tou ouranou kataskēnōseis, ho de huios tou anthrōpou ouk echei pou tēn…
The tension: John 1:29-34 has John the Baptist not only recognize Jesus on sight as "the Lamb of God" but explicitly testify, "I saw, and bare record that this is the Son o…
The tension: Matthew 12:30 and Luke 11:23 record Jesus saying, "He that is not with me is against me." Mark 9:40 and Luke 9:50 record Jesus saying the opposite: "he that is…
