Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 10:40

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According to Luke, God made Jesus alive again on the third day after dying and showed him to many people so they could see him. This was to let everyone know that Jesus is very special and that God has a powerful plan.

Acts 10:40: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

Contradiction with Acts 2:24

Acts 2:24 states that God raised Jesus from the dead, implying agency conflicting with Acts 10:40's attribution to God raising him up rather than general resurrection by divine power.

Acts 2:24: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:46

Matthew 27:46 recounts Jesus expressing feelings of abandonment by God, which contrasts with Acts 10:40 that emphasizes God’s active involvement in Jesus’s resurrection.

Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Contradiction with John 2:19

John 2:19 has Jesus declaring He will raise Himself in three days, differing from Acts 10:40 which emphasizes God raising Him up rather than Jesus’s own power.

John 2:19: Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:14

1 Corinthians 15:14 stresses the critical importance of resurrection for faith, implying a broader theological necessity possibly conflicting with the more straightforward narrative in Acts 10:40.

1 Corinthians 15:14: And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:9

Matthew 28:9 describes post-resurrection appearances initiated by Jesus’s actions, which could contrast with Acts 10:40’s focus on God’s role in raising Him.

Matthew 28:9: And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
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