Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 2:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 2:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 2:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Joel, God promises to give His special spirit to everyone, including helpers and workers, showing that He loves all people and wants to be with them. It means that God will share His power and love with everyone, no matter who they are.

Joel 2:29: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:34

This verse instructs women to keep silent in churches, which contradicts the idea of women prophesying as suggested in Joel 2:29.

1 Corinthians 14:34: Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:12

It states that women should not teach or have authority over a man, which contradicts the empowerment of women to prophesy mentioned in Joel 2:29.

1 Timothy 2:12: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 11:3-5

While acknowledging women praying and prophesying, it insists on a hierarchy placing men above women, contradicting the egalitarian spirit of Joel 2:29.

1 Corinthians 11:3-5: But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.
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