Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 1:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 1:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 1:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse means that someone else should take the place of the person who left, because it's like when a job needs to be filled after someone goes away. It's saying that their important work should continue with a new person.

Acts 1:20: For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. [bishoprick: or, office, or, charge]

Contradiction with Psalm 109:8

Some interpretations view this as a prophecy rather than a contradiction, aligning with Acts 1:20 rather than opposing it.

Psalm 109:8: Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office. [office: or, charge]

Paradox #1

Acts 1:20 references two separate passages from the Psalms, Psalm 69:25 and Psalm 109:8. A contradiction or inconsistency could arise from the differing context and application of these Psalms in their original setting versus their application in Acts. In the Psalms, the verses are originally about enemies of the psalmist, while in Acts, they are applied to Judas Iscariot. This shift might seem inconsistent if not understood as a part of the interpretive tradition that sees certain Old Testament passages as foreshadowing New Testament events.

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