Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 9:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 9:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 9:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, this verse shows that important people from the past, named Elijah and Moses, came to talk to Jesus. It helps Christians understand that Jesus is special and connected to God's big story.

Mark 9:4: And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 34:5-6

These verses state that Moses died and was buried in Moab, which contradicts Mark 9:4 where Moses appears alive at the transfiguration.

Deuteronomy 34:5-6: So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

Contradiction with John 1:18

This verse states that no one has ever seen God at any time, yet in Mark 9:4, Moses appears and sees Jesus in divine form.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Paradox #1

One possible contradiction is the appearance of Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. Some people question how Moses and Elijah could appear, given that they lived many centuries earlier. This raises questions about the nature of time, resurrection, and the afterlife in the biblical context.

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