Contradiction with Genesis 18:27
This verse acknowledges human mortality and frailty as opposed to resurrection after destruction.
Genesis 18:27: And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5
States that the dead know nothing, seemingly contradicting the promise of a resurrection.
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 Job 7:9
Suggests once a person goes down to the grave, they do not return.
Job 7:9: [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].
Contradiction with Psalm 88:10
Questions if the dead shall arise and praise God, hinting at the permanence of death.
Psalm 88:10: Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah.
Contradiction with Isaiah 38:18
Claims that those in the grave cannot hope for truth, contrasting the idea of rising again.
Isaiah 38:18: For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27
Indicates that after death comes judgment, not resurrection within a specified timeline.
Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:50
States flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, contradicting the idea of bodily resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:50: Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Contradiction with Luke 16:31
Implies that if someone does not believe the words of Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.
Luke 16:31: And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Contradiction with Proverbs 21:16
Suggests the path of the dead is permanent in the congregation of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16: The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Contradiction with Job 14:12
Emphasizes that humans do not rise from their sleep in the grave.
Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Paradox #1
Some people see a contradiction between Jesus's statement in John 2:19 about raising the temple in three days and other biblical accounts of how long it took to build the physical temple. Others debate whether Jesus was speaking about a literal temple or his own resurrection, which causes differing interpretations. However, many scholars suggest that there isn't a true contradiction but rather a misunderstanding of what "temple" refers to in this context.
Paradox #2
Some people see a contradiction in the timing. Jesus says something would happen in three days, but some argue it took longer for the prophecy to be fully understood or realized. This leads to debates about whether this is meant to be taken literally or symbolically.