• Are There Contradictions in the Bible?
    Bible Questions Answered

    • Principle 5: Attribution

      In Capernaum, who brought the centurion’s request to Jesus? Matthew 8:​5, 6 says that the centurion (army officer) himself came to Jesus, while Luke 7:3 says that the centurion sent older men of the Jews to make his request. This apparent Bible contradiction can be understood in that the army officer initiated the request, but he sent the older men as his representatives.

  • Are There Contradictions in the Bible?
    Bible Questions Answered

    • a For example, in its article on the Taj Mahal, the Encyclopædia Britannica says that “it was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahān.” Yet he did not personally build it, for the article adds that “more than 20,000 workers were employed” in its construction.