Bible Difficulties

GENERAL BIBLICAL CRITICISM

Critical Scholars or Wannabe Philosophers? Article

The Composition of Scripture, Part 1: Old Testament Article

The Composition of Scripture, Part 2: New Testament Article

PENTATEUCH

Genesis 1-2 Competing Creation Accounts? Two First Couples? Article

Genesis 1:3-5, 14-19 Was Light Created on Day 1 or Day 4? Article

Exodus 21:20-21 A Dehumanizing Remedy? Article

HISTORICAL BOOKS

1 Samuel 28:7-19 God’s Rejected Kings & Frightened Witches Article

WISDOM BOOKS

Proverbs 26:4-5 To Answer the Fool or Not? Video

GOSPELS

Matthew 1:1-17, Luke 3:23-38 Why Are There Two Different Genealogies of Jesus? Article

Luke 1:26-45, 56; 2:1-7 Three Christmas Curiosities Article

Matthew 2:1, 13-18, Luke 2:1-3, 39 Quirinius and the Census, Herod and the Slaughter Article

John 7:53-8:11 The pericope de adultera Article

Matthew 24:36 What Did Jesus Know and When Did He Know It? Video

Mark 16:9-20 The Ending to Mark’s Gospel Article

EPISTLES

Romans 3:38; James 2:24 Paul and James and Two Senses of Being “Justified” Video