Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 15:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 15:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 15:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the apostles and church leaders were happy to choose some trusted men to go with Paul and Barnabas to a place called Antioch. They wanted to make sure everyone got the right message, so they picked Judas and Silas to help.

Acts 15:22: Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

God is not the author of confusion, contradicting the consensus in Acts 15:22 indicating clarity and unity.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:10

Encourages no divisions and being perfectly joined together, which contrasts with the need for agreement in Acts 15:22 hinting at prior division.

1 Corinthians 1:10: Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. [divisions: Gr. schisms]

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