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BIBLE “CONTRADICTIONS” … ANSWERED (Part Two – Contradiction 1)
A Booklet by Brad McCoy, Th.M.
© Copyright 1985 Reprinted with author’s permission. May be
distributed freely but not sold.
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Note: I thought it would be
interesting for a few posts, to consider some alleged Biblical
contradictions. I hear this all the time, but no one who makes the
complaints will sit down with me and study them. Brad McCoy was my
Theology Professor in Seminary. He is an outstanding theological scholar
and teacher. At my request, he provided me with a booklet he
self-published in 1985. The booklet can be reproduced, but not sold. I
will return to the Calvinism/Arminianism series after awhile, maybe a couple of
weeks. - dh
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UPDATE ** Recently, I conversed with Dr. McCoy and he confirmed directly
with me that I can post from his booklet. In addition, he informed me
that the book was recently updated to – “150 Bible Contradictions Answered!” He sent me this self-published manuscript
which, by the way, is excellent. If you would like the new manuscript,
let me know and I will pass it on to Dr. McCoy. I see it cost him about
$5.00 to send it to me, so you should be willing to make a contribution to Dr.
McCoy's church to help defray the mailing cost and perhaps a bit more, maybe
$20.00 or so.
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(This
booklet is a response to the pamphlet “136 Bible Contradictions” printed by
Crusade Publications of Redmond, Washington.)
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PREFACE:
The following format will be used in addressing the questions raised in “136
Bible Contradictions”. First, the force of each “contradiction” will be
summarized. Second, a suggested solution will be stated. The responses given
are not necessarily the only possible harmonizations, but in this writer’s
opinion, the correct ones. If the reader
desires more detailed information on specific issues/questions he or she is
referred to the bibliography at the end of this booklet.
“Contradiction 1”
#1 Genesis 1:11-12,
26-27 which indicate that man was created after trees...is contrasted
with Genesis 2:7-9
which states that man was created before trees.
Relative
to any questions involving Genesis Chapters 1 or 2, the structure of the Hebrew
text must be noted. The two chapters contain supplementary accounts of the
creation of the present
time/space
universe. Genesis 1:1-2:3 is an overview of the seven days of creation. This is
followed in 2:4-2:25 which flashes back to the six day (the climatic day) and
gives a detailed narrative of that day.
Specifically
in Genesis 1:11-12, 26-27 worldwide vegetation was created on day three, man on
day six. In 2:7-9 God created the specific vegetation of the Garden of Eden,
immediately after the creation of Adam on day six.
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Next will be Contradictions
2-5.
Doug
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