Bible Contradiction? Did the eleven disciples believe the two men who claimed to see Jesus?

April 1, 2023 / 3 comments

Bible Contradiction? Did the eleven disciples believe the two men who claimed to see Jesus?

Note: Like the Bible Study two days ago, there will be no quiz today. The rest of the weekly posts should remain on schedule.

The quiz each week often takes most of a day, but more importantly, it requires a bit of imagination and a lot of whimsey. While my imagination has had no interruption with regard to the short stories (possibly my attempt to escape the current situation), quiz writing seems such a daunting task at this point.

Instead, enjoy this study from SlimJim on debunking yet another supposed Bible Contradiction.

Soli Deo Gloria. Only to God be the Glory.

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For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Did the eleven disciples believe the two men who claimed to see Jesus?

Here are the two answers which the skeptic believes indicate a Bible contradiction:

Yes, since he had already appeared to Simon.

“And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, 34 saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon!”” (Luke 24:33-34)

No.

“Now after that, He appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking along on their way to the country. 13 And they went away and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them, either.” (Mark 16:12-13)

(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)

Here’s a closer look at whether or not…

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