Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 8:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 8:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 8:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, Ezra the priest gathered everyone, including men, women, and those who could understand, to teach them God's rules and ways on a special day. He wanted everyone to listen and learn together to follow God's path.

Nehemiah 8:2: And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. [that...: Heb. that understood in hearing]

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:12

This verse contradicts Nehemiah 8:2 as it restricts women from teaching or holding authority over men, while Nehemiah 8:2 includes "men and women" in the assembly listening to the law.

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 14:34-35

Contradictory as it instructs women to remain silent in churches, whereas Nehemiah 8:2 includes women in the audience for the reading of the law.

1 Corinthians 14:34-35: 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 Psalm 119:11

Contradicts the public and communal reading of scripture as it focuses on personal, private internalization of the word.

Psalm 119:11: Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:3

Moss was instructed to come alone to the mountain and others were kept at distance, contrasting with the inclusive public assembly in Nehemiah 8:2.

Exodus 34:3: And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 17:18-20

Focuses on king's personal responsibility to read and follow the law, contrasting with communal responsibility seen in Nehemiah 8:2.

Deuteronomy 17:18-20: And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:
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