Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 6:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 6:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 6:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, when John the Baptist's friends heard he had died, they came and took his body and buried it in a special place. They were very sad but wanted to show respect and love for their friend.

Mark 6:29: And when his disciples heard [of it], they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

Contradiction with Mark 6:16

Herod believed John the Baptist had risen from the dead, showing fear about John's execution, not just his burial as in Mark 6:29.

Mark 6:16: But when Herod heard [thereof], he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

Contradiction with Matthew 14:2

Herod remarks to others that Jesus is John the Baptist, risen from the dead, adding a supernatural element not present in Mark 6:29.

Matthew 14:2: And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. [do...: or, are wrought by him]

Contradiction with Luke 9:9

Herod expresses confusion about who Jesus is, contrasting with Mark 6:29's straightforward account of John's disciples taking his body for burial.

Luke 9:9: And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

Contradiction with John 5:36

Jesus's works are cited as greater testimony than John's, illustrating a shift from John’s burial focus in Mark 6:29.

John 5:36: But I have greater witness than [that] of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
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