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.
Matthew 4.18-22 (King James Version) :And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.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 11.31-32 (King James Version) :And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org