Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 15:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 15:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 15:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, Jesus was put into a tomb after he died, and then he came back to life on the third day, just like it was written in the holy book. This shows that Jesus is super special and powerful, and it makes people who believe in him very happy because it means they can live forever with him one day.

1 Corinthians 15:4: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Contradiction with Psalm 16:10

Describes that the Holy One will not see corruption, interpreted by some as support for resurrection, but doesn't mention being buried and rising on the third day.

Psalm 16:10: For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

Implies the dead know nothing, which can contradict the idea of rising from the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Job 14:12

States that man lies down and does not rise until the heavens are no more, contradicting the idea of resurrection on the third day.

Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Contradiction with Mark 12:27

Says God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, which can imply immortality rather than resurrection after death.

Mark 12:27: He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

Contradiction with Luke 24:21

Mentions the third day but expresses doubt about resurrection in the initial context.

Luke 24:21: But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
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