Contradictions 1 study
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Contradictions
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CTD013
Jesus’ meeting with Peter?
Article CTD013 addresses a classic objection: where did Jesus first meet Peter and Andrew? Matthew places the encounter in Galilee, John on the banks of the Jordan. The article demonstrates that these are two distinct stages: an initial encounter in Judea (John), followed by a definitive call in Galilee (Matthew). The two accounts are complementary, not contradictory, and illustrate the gradual development of the disciples' calling.
John 1.40-42 (King James Version) :One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
Historical notes
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INF009
The One God and Abram
Abram lived in Mesopotamia, in a polytheistic world where every force of nature had its own god. The revelation he receives is radically different: one God, Creator of all things, who invalidates all other gods. Abram submits to this revelation, brings his family into this new faith, and thus becomes a foundational example for all future generations of biblical monotheism.
Genesis 12.1-4 (King James Version) :Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org