Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 22:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 22:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 22:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is being asked about a rule from Moses. This rule says that if a man dies without having children, his brother should marry the widow and have children for him.

Matthew 22:23: Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:31-32

These verses affirm the resurrection by citing God as the God of the living, which contradicts the Sadducees' denial of the resurrection in Matthew 22:23.

Matthew 22:31-32: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:12

This verse addresses the proclamation of Christ's resurrection, contradicting the Sadducees' belief in Matthew 22:23.

1 Corinthians 15:12: Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

Contradiction with Acts 23:8

This verse explicitly states that the Sadducees do not believe in the resurrection, which aligns with Matthew 22:23, but contradicts other New Testament teachings affirming resurrection.

Acts 23:8: For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

Contradiction with John 11:25-26

Jesus declares that he is the resurrection and the life, contradicting the Sadducees' denial of resurrection in Matthew 22:23.

John 11:25-26: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Contradiction with Philippians 3:10-11

Paul speaks about attaining the resurrection from the dead, which contradicts the Sadducees’ beliefs in Matthew 22:23.

Philippians 3:10-11: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
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