Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 1:15

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

According to Luke, Peter stood up among the followers of Jesus to speak, and there were about 120 people there listening to him. This shows the early group of Jesus' friends and followers coming together to make important decisions.

Acts 1:15: And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

Contradiction with Acts 2:1

Acts 1:15 mentions about 120 people being gathered, whereas Acts 2:1 begins with only the apostles being together when Pentecost arrives, without mentioning the larger group.

Acts 2:1: And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:6

Paul mentions that Jesus appeared to more than five hundred brethren at once, which is more than the 120 people gathered in Acts 1:15.

1 Corinthians 15:6: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Contradiction with John 20:19

Describes a meeting where the disciples were assembled behind closed doors due to fear of the Jews, while Acts 1:15 describes a gathering of about 120 people openly in one place.

John 20:19: Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.
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