Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 2:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 2:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 2:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God made Jesus alive again, and all of us saw it happen. This means Jesus is very special because only God can do that.

Acts 2:32: This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Contradiction with John 3:13

This verse suggests that no one has ascended to heaven except Jesus, which contradicts Peter's assertion that God raised Jesus from the dead, implying a resurrection and ascension.

John 3:13: And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse states that the dead know nothing and lack any consciousness, contradicting the notion of resurrection and post-death activity in Acts 2:32.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:16-17

These verses emphasize the importance of resurrection for faith to be valid, potentially contradicting Peter's witness of resurrection if doubts of its actuality persist.

1 Corinthians 15:16-17: For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

Contradiction with Psalm 6:5

This verse claims there is no remembrance of God in death, which could contradict the resurrection and glorification of Jesus as mentioned in Acts 2:32.

Psalm 6:5: For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
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