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Matthew 27:5: Judas throws the silver into the temple and hangs himself.

Acts 1:18: Judas buys a field and falls headlong, his body bursting open.

These 2 are referring to how Judas Iscriout ended.

But what is responsible for the differences? Which one is correct? Are both correct? How can you defend this as a Christian?

You'd need to know that none of the gospels were actually written by the apostles they were named after. And the earliest of them was written 70 years after the death of Jesus. It is hard remembering in detail incidents that happened decades ago. Even more so when the author didn't witness it but is writing based on narratives that were passed down.

The Bible is filled with such contradictions.

You don't have the holy spirit to understand the verses!



Judas first threw the silver on the floor then bought a field with it to hand himself in.

After he died he fell headlong and his body burst open!



I'm supercharged with the holy 👻!

Dogalmighty17:
You'd need to know that none of the gospels were actually written by the apostles they were named after. And the earliest of them was written 70 years after the death of Jesus. It is hard remembering in detail incidents that happened decades ago. Even more so when the author didn't witness it but is writing based on narratives that were passed down.

The Bible is filled with such contradictions.

I don't know if what you are saying is true.

olaolaking:
I don't know if what you are saying is true.

The gospel writers actually wrote all the books three decades after Jesus.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Three of them actually knew Jesus one on one Matthew, Mark and John but Luke wrote what he heard from others and he wrote the Bible book of Act.

olaolaking:
Matthew 27:5: Judas throws the silver into the temple and hangs himself.

Acts 1:18: Judas buys a field and falls headlong, his body bursting open.

These 2 are referring to how Judas Iscriout ended.

But what is responsible for the differences? Which one is correct? Are both correct? How can you defend this as a Christian?

Mathew confirmed that Judas hanged himself when could not live with the consequences of his action especially after Jesus was brutally crucified.

Meanwhile Luke in Acts is saying that the body got swollen and busted on the ground when it dropped apparently from being heavy with decay.

While one was taking about what happened immediately, the other was referring to something that happened much later.

Hope this explains the two verses.

olaolaking:
Matthew 27:5: Judas throws the silver into the temple and hangs himself.

Acts 1:18: Judas buys a field and falls headlong, his body bursting open.

These 2 are referring to how Judas Iscriout ended.

But what is responsible for the differences? Which one is correct? Are both correct? How can you defend this as a Christian?

Have you not seen how people give different reports on a simple thing like accident?

https://www.nairaland.com/8140159/one-dies-third-mainland-bridge#130721744

https://www.nairaland.com/8057382/accident-3rd-mainland-bridge-2#129366279

Nobody is forcing you to be a Christian. Live your life as you like. And the Bible also said that

MaxInDHouse:
The gospel writers actually wrote all the books three decades after Jesus.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Three of them actually knew Jesus one on one Matthew, Mark and John but Luke wrote what he heard from others and he wrote the Bible book of Act.

Jesus had his 12 disciples at the same time.
You have been missing from Bible study 🤣

gasparpisciotta:
Mathew confirmed that Judas hanged himself when could not live with the consequences of his action especially after Jesus was brutally crucified.

Meanwhile Luke in Acts is saying that the body got swollen and busted on the ground when it dropped apparently from being heavy with decay.

While one was taking about what happened immediately, the other was referring to something that happened much later.

Hope this explains the two verses.

Was it same Judas that threw the 💰 on the ground and went to hang himself picked the money again to buy the land?

gasparpisciotta:
Jesus had his 12 disciples at the same time. You have been missing from Bible study 🤣

Luke is not one of the twelve o!

@ gasparpisciotta i believe by now you should have seen that Luke wasn't one of the twelve!

MaxInDHouse:
The gospel writers actually wrote all the books three decades after Jesus.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Three of them actually knew Jesus one on one Matthew, Mark and John but Luke wrote what he heard from others and he wrote the Bible book of Act.

This is false...Read King James Editor notes

RealLordZeus:
This is false...Read King James Editor notes

According to King James editor or truth?

Seek and you shall find. If you read the bible for contradictions you will see enough of them and miss the message.

When two people report a story especially long after the event, details will get blurred and you'll get different versions. I learned about this right from secondary school

Dtruthspeaker:
Have you not seen how people give different reports on a simple thing like accident?

https://www.nairaland.com/8140159/one-dies-third-mainland-bridge#130721744

https://www.nairaland.com/8057382/accident-3rd-mainland-bridge-2#129366279

Nobody is forcing you to be a Christian. Live your life as you like. And the Bible also said that

Your point is that the 2 different reports are correct. I should accept that Judas hanged himself and also agree that he fell and bursted? Be a critical thinker!

Antichristian2:
Was it same Judas that threw the 💰 on the ground and went to hang himself picked the money again to buy the land?

👌

safarifarms:
Seek and you shall find. If you read the bible for contradictions you will see enough of them and miss the message.

When two people report a story especially long after the event, details will get blurred and you'll get different versions. I learned about this right from secondary school

Your point is that I should accept both as correct?

olaolaking:
Your point is that I should accept both as correct?

That is not the subject, objective or focus of the Bible. That is a by-the-way detail of events surrounding the subject/focus of the Bible. The accuracy of reportage of such irrelevant details does not affect/influence the subject/focus of the Bible.

If you were expecting important visitors and when they arrived you overhear the kids talk about the fight of two agberos at the park and they were arguing about who threw the 1st punch between the 2 agberos. Each of them insisted it was the other, will it matter to you who did throw the 1st punch?

Just like the 2 kids who reported differently about what happened between the 2 agberos, that is how we have some differences in some reports of events in the bible. It is those who are not interested in the subject/focus of the Bible that will keep dwelling on the irrelevants that are inconsequential to the subject matter of the Bible.

olaolaking:
✓ Matthew 27:5: Judas throws the silver into the temple and hangs himself.

Acts 1:18: Judas buys a field and falls headlong, his body bursting open.
These 2 are referring to how Judas Iscriout ended.
But what is responsible for the differences? Which one is correct? Are both correct? How can you defend this as a Christian?

The books are reported to have been written by Israelites of which your Christians aren't. So why do you insist on having your Christians defend what they have no real part in?

Antichristian2:
Was it same Judas that threw the 💰 on the ground and went to hang himself picked the money again to buy the land?

🤣 Funny thing is even Papias also has about 2 differing accounts of same Judas.

olaolaking:
Your point is that the 2 different reports are correct. I should accept that Judas hanged himself and also agree that he fell and bursted? Be a critical thinker!

Of course they want to you to swallow the inconsistencies hook line and sinker and not question it. If it's fiilled with so much inconsistencies why should we believe anything it says.

MaxInDHouse:
The gospel writers actually wrote all the books three decades after Jesus.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Three of them actually knew Jesus one on one Matthew, Mark and John but Luke wrote what he heard from others and he wrote the Bible book of Act.

Where is the proof any of them wrote anything 😁

olaolaking:
Your point is that the 2 different reports are correct. I should accept that Judas hanged himself and also agree that he fell and bursted? Be a critical thinker!

The question was WHY there are different reports and not which you should accept.

safarifarms:
That is not the subject, objective or focus of the Bible. That is a by-the-way detail of events surrounding the subject/focus of the Bible. The accuracy of reportage of such irrelevant details does not affect/influence the subject/focus of the Bible.

If you were expecting important visitors and when they arrived you overhear the kids talk about the fight of two agberos at the park and they were arguing about who threw the 1st punch between the 2 agberos. Each of them insisted it was the other, will it matter to you who did throw the 1st punch?

Just like the 2 kids who reported differently about what happened between the 2 agberos, that is how we have some differences in some reports of events in the bible. It is those who are not interested in the subject/focus of the Bible that will keep dwelling on the irrelevants that are inconsequential to the subject matter of the Bible.

Exactly

Dtruthspeaker:
The question was WHY there are different reports and not which you should accept.

Are you asking a question for me or you know my mind? I am asking a question that disturbs my mind and you framing it to your own

Kobojunkie:
The books are reported to have been written by Israelites of which your Christians aren't. So why do you insist on having your Christians defend what they have no real part in?

Because the Christians are the only group that use the Bible as reference. They also insist that I must believe and trust the Bible. They have to explain why I should trust the Bible in this case

safarifarms:
That is not the subject, objective or focus of the Bible. That is a by-the-way detail of events surrounding the subject/focus of the Bible. The accuracy of reportage of such irrelevant details does not affect/influence the subject/focus of the Bible.

If you were expecting important visitors and when they arrived you overhear the kids talk about the fight of two agberos at the park and they were arguing about who threw the 1st punch between the 2 agberos. Each of them insisted it was the other, will it matter to you who did throw the 1st punch?

Just like the 2 kids who reported differently about what happened between the 2 agberos, that is how we have some differences in some reports of events in the bible. It is those who are not interested in the subject/focus of the Bible that will keep dwelling on the irrelevants that are inconsequential to the subject matter of the Bible.

I hope you are not angry with this question even though I already observed your emotions are running high by throwing a subtle attack.

Your reasoning is illogical if you claim I must trust anything the Bible says but now you said whatever it says is irrelevant but just follow.....

Please allow those who have a clue to my question to respond ó jare

olaolaking:
I hope you are not angry with this question even though I already observed your emotions are running high by throwing a subtle attack.

Your reasoning is illogical if you claim I must trust anything the Bible says but now you said whatever it says is irrelevant but just follow.....

Please allow those who have a clue to my question to respond ó jare

There is no anger in telling you the truth. The bible was written by many different people with different levels of knowledge and some reported events based on rumours so not everything is reported accurately. But some like you would rather dwell on the differences in reports of events that are not the important subject of the bible. There's nothing to be angry about.

By those that have a clue, are you looking for those that witnessed his death? They are long dead.

olaolaking:
Are you asking a question for me or you know my mind? I am asking a question that disturbs my mind and you framing it to your own

And is your question not WHY there are different reports aka "what is responsible for the differences?"

safarifarms:
There is no anger in telling you the truth. The bible was written by many different people with different levels of knowledge and some reported events based on rumours so not everything is reported accurately. But some like you would rather dwell on the differences in reports of events that are not the important subject of the bible. There's nothing to be angry about.

By those that have a clue, are you looking for those that witnessed his death? They are long dead.

Why must I trust a book that have things that are rumored but not true?

Why must I trust it when many things are not reported accurately?

The stories are not important but the stories and teachings are based on those stories. Are you thinking well?

Dtruthspeaker:
And is your question not WHY there are different reports aka "what is responsible for the differences?"

I hope you are not a poor student? I asked 4 questions based on the possible scenarios of the main question. All together, there are 5 questions but you are just discussing what you think and want one to take it even if you don't address the question. Why not ask your church leaders for a broader view. Learn to learn!

olaolaking:
Why must I trust a book that have things that are rumored but not true?

Why must I trust it when many things are not reported accurately?

The stories are not important but the stories and teachings are based on those stories. Are you thinking well?

Thanks for your insults. Bye