Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 8:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 8:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 8:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse tells us about a man from Ethiopia who was very important and took care of the queen's money. He traveled to Jerusalem because he wanted to worship God.

Acts 8:27: And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:41-43

This passage emphasizes the acceptance of foreigners who come to worship God, while Acts 8:27 mentions an Ethiopian who is seen as an outsider initially.

1 Kings 8:41-43: Moreover concerning a stranger, that [is] not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:1

This verse states that a eunuch cannot enter the assembly of the Lord, which contradicts with Acts 8:27 where a eunuch is engaged in worship and later baptized.

Deuteronomy 23:1: He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 56:4-5

It promises eunuchs an everlasting name within God's house, which contrasts with the initial exclusion a eunuch might face according to the law, as noted in Acts 8:27.

Isaiah 56:4-5: For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose [the things] that please me, and take hold of my covenant;

Contradiction with Matthew 21:31

Jesus states that tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before religious leaders, opposing the idea that religious status or ethnicity is an initial barrier as implied in Acts 8:27.

Matthew 21:31: Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

Highlights equality among believers regardless of ethnicity, status, or gender, potentially contradicting the initial distinction of the Ethiopian eunuch’s outsider status in Acts 8:27.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
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