Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 20:15

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According to Luke, this verse tells about a journey on a boat where Paul and his friends traveled from one place to another, stopping at different islands along the way. It's like going on a trip and visiting different towns before reaching their stop in Miletus.

Acts 20:15: And we sailed thence, and came the next [day] over against Chios; and the next [day] we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next [day] we came to Miletus.

Contradiction with Jonah 1:3

Jonah's direction and destination in his journey were opposite to God's command, unlike Paul who followed God's leading.

Jonah 1:3: But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:34

The journey of the Israelites took 40 years due to disobedience, contrasted with Paul's more direct travel.

Numbers 14:34: After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, [even] forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, [even] forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. [breach...: or, altering of my purpose]

Contradiction with Genesis 11:8-9

The people's journey at Babel ended in dispersion and confusion, while Paul's journey in Acts shows purpose and order.

Genesis 11:8-9: So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

Contradiction with Exodus 13:17

God led the Israelites a longer route for their protection, differing from Paul's straightforward journey reported in Acts.

Exodus 13:17: And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not [through] the way of the land of the Philistines, although that [was] near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
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