Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 8:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 8:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 8:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Hebrews, Jesus is like a super helper who sits next to God in heaven. He is very special because he can talk to God for us and help us when we need it.

Hebrews 8:1: Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

Contradiction with Mark 12:29

This verse emphasizes the oneness of God as the greatest commandment, whereas Hebrews 8:1 emphasizes Christ as a high priest who sat down at the right hand of God, suggesting a distinction between the Father and the Son.

Mark 12:29: And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

Contradiction with John 10:30

This verse states "I and my Father are one," implying unity between Jesus and God, which seems in contradiction with the portrayal in Hebrews 8:1 of Jesus sitting at the right hand of God, indicating separate entities.

John 10:30: I and [my] Father are one.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:6

This verse identifies one God, the Father, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, potentially contradicting Hebrews 8:1’s depiction of Jesus having an intercessory or priestly role distinct from God the Father.

1 Corinthians 8:6: But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him. [in: or, for]

Contradiction with Colossians 2:9

This verse claims that in Christ lives all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, suggesting that Jesus embodies the entirety of God, seemingly at odds with Hebrews 8:1's depiction of Jesus serving in the presence of God.

Colossians 2:9: For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
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