ALLEGED CONTRADICTION NUMBER ONE: Who first came to
the tomb and when did they arrive?
1.
Is Matthew in error concerning the NUMBER of
women who went to the tomb on Easter morning?
2. Does Mark contradict Matthew when he
reports a DIFFERENT number of women going to the tomb on Easter
morning at a DIFFERENT time?
3. Because Luke does not identify the women,
does he contradict both Matthew and Mark concerning the NUMBER of
women who went to the tomb and WHEN this event occurred?
4. Does John contradict the other Gospel
writers in reporting only ONE woman went to the tomb at a
DIFFERENT time?
5. Do Mark and Luke contradict Matthew and
John concerning the ACTIONS of the women?
6. Do all the Gospel writers contradict each
other concerning the NUMBER of women, the TIME they went to the
tomb and the ACTIONS of the women?
Answering the Objections of the Critics
Concerning the Number of Women.
Answering the Objections of the Critics
Concerning Who First Came to the Tomb.
Answering the Objections of the Critics
Concerning When the Tomb Was Visited.
Answering the Objections of the Critics
Concerning Who Supplied the Spices to Anoint Jesus’ Body and When
This Occurred.
7. Do the critics today still use these
alleged contradictions to deny the Resurrection accounts?
8. Does Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong
teach the Gospel narratives are greatly confused?
9. Why is Bishop Spong wrong in claiming
great confusion exists in the Resurrection narratives?
10. Do critics often misconstrue exactly
what the Resurrection narratives claim?
ALLEGED CONTRADICTION NUMBER TWO: The angels at
the tomb: How many angels were at the tomb—one or two—where and in
what position were they located—and were they angels or men?
11. Is Matthew wrong in saying there was only
ONE angel OUTSIDE the tomb?
12. Does Mark contradict Matthew in recording
there was not ONE ANGEL OUTSIDE the tomb but a young MAN INSIDE the
tomb?
13. Does Luke contradict both Matthew and Mark
by saying there were TWO men, not OUTSIDE, but INSIDE the tomb?
14. Does John contradict Matthew, Mark and
Luke in saying there were TWO angels INSIDE the tomb who appear ONLY
to Mary?
15. Do all four of the Gospel writers
contradict each other in describing the LOCATION and POSITION of the
angels?
Answering the Objections of the Critics
Concerning the Number of Angels.
Answering the Objections of the Critics
Concerning Whether the Persons Were Men or Angels.
Answering the Objections of the Critics
Concerning the Location of the Angels.
16. Does Matthew conflict with Mark’s
description concerning the LOCATION of the angels?
17. Does Luke contradict Matthew and Mark
concerning the LOCATION of the angels?
18. Did the women see ONE angel to the right
in a SITTING position or did the TWO angels suddenly appear to them
STANDING?
19. Does John’s account of the angels’
LOCATION in the tomb conflict with Matthew, Mark, and Luke?
20. Does Luke’s recording of TWO angels
contradict Matthew’s and Mark’s recording of ONE angel?
21. Is Hugh J. Schonfield correct in his
theory called THE PASSOVER PLOT?
22. Why does Schonfield believe the angels
were simply invented by Christians and falsely put into the story of
the empty tomb?
23. Why does Schonfield think the empty tomb
is not good evidence for Jesus’ Resurrection?
24. What six false assumptions did Schonfield
make in THE PASSOVER PLOT?
ALLEGED CONTRADICTION NUMBER THREE: Do the message
of the angels to the women at the tomb and the women’s response
conflict in the Gospel accounts?
25. Do Matthew, Mark and Luke CONTRADICT each
other in reporting the angelic message?
26. Does Mark CONFLICT with Matthew
concerning the message of the angels?
27.
Does Luke ADD words to the original message given by the angels?
Answering the Objections of the Critics
Concerning the Message of the Angels and the Women’s Response.
28. Does Luke’s mention of Galilee contradict
the mention of Galilee in Matthew and Mark?
29. Do Matthew, Mark and Luke contradict one
another in describing the women’s reaction to the angels’ message?
30. In what way do critics imply collusion on
the part of the apostles?
ALLEGED CONTRADICTION NUMBER FOUR: Do Jesus’
Resurrection appearances conflict with one another?
31. Was Mary Magdalene the first person to
visit the tomb as John implies or did the other women accompany her
as Matthew and Mark state?
32. If Jesus appeared to Mary first (Mark
16:9), why is it that after informing Peter and John, she stays at
the tomb and begins to weep?
33. If Mary were the first to see Jesus, why
does she tell the angel, "They have taken my Lord and I don’t know
where they have laid Him"?
34. Do Mark and Luke conflict in their reports
about the disciples on the road to Emmaus?
35. How can most of the alleged conflicts be
easily resolved?
36. Did Jesus appear in Jerusalem or only on a
mountain in Galilee?
37. Do the Resurrection accounts involve
clearly contradictory historical traditions as critics such as John
K. Naland maintain?
38. Why does Hugh J. Schonfield believe the
Gospel writers contradicted each other in citing where Jesus
appeared to them?
Answering the Charges Made by Naland and
Schonfield.
39. Are the Gospel writers uncertain in
detailing where and when Jesus appeared after His Resurrection?
40. If Jesus really appeared to the disciples,
why did they go fishing?
41. If Jesus really appeared to the disciples
in Jerusalem, why would He have to appear to them again in Galilee?
42. Do the Gospel writers agree they saw the
same Jesus or did they see a different Jesus?
ALLEGED CONTRADICTION NUMBER FIVE: Are the details
surrounding the crucifixion contradictory?
43. Who carried Jesus’ cross: Simon the Cyrene
(Matthew, Mark and Luke) or Jesus Himself (John)?
44. Did Jesus drink from the wine mixture
given to Him while on the cross (John) or refuse it (Matthew and
Mark)?
45. What did the inscription placed above
Jesus read?
46. Did both thieves insult Jesus on the cross
(Matthew, Mark) or did only one insult Him (Luke)?
ALLEGED CONTRADICTION NUMBER SIX: Are the details
concerning the events that occurred around the time of Jesus’ death
contradictory?
47. What were Jesus’ last words on the cross?
48. What did the centurion say when he saw
Jesus die?
49. Did "some" women (Mark) or "many" women
(Matthew) watch Jesus die?
ALLEGED CONTRADICTION NUMBER SEVEN: Are the
events surrounding Jesus’ burial contradictory?
50. Who took Jesus’ body from the cross and
buried it—Joseph (Matthew, Mark, Luke) or Joseph and Nicodemus
(John)?
51. The guard at the tomb: Why did only
Matthew mention it?
Notes
For more information on how critics mishandle the
Bible, check our online catalog for these resources:
Is the Bible
Unique, or Just Another Religious Book? (Video - Dr. Norman Geisler and
Dr. John Ankerberg)
Knowing the Truth About the
Reliability of the Bible
(Transcript - Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon)
