Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 8:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 8:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 8:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the teachings from Nehemiah, Ezra praised God, and all the people agreed happily, saying "Amen", while raising their hands and bowing down to show respect and love to God. They were showing how much they honored and worshiped God together, as a family.

Nehemiah 8:6: And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with [their] faces to the ground.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:34

This verse contradicts Nehemiah 8:6 as it instructs women to remain silent in churches, whereas Nehemiah 8:6 includes women participating in worship.

1 Corinthians 14:34: 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 1 Timothy 2:12

This verse contradicts Nehemiah 8:6 because it restricts women from teaching or having authority over men, while the gathered assembly in Nehemiah 8:6 actively engages in worship together.

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 11:5

This verse contradicts Nehemiah 8:6 by permitting women to pray and prophesy in public, which aligns with the active participation in worship described in Nehemiah 8:6, contradicting passages demanding silence.

1 Corinthians 11:5: But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

Contradiction with Colossians 3:18

This verse emphasizes submission, potentially conflicting with the active participation seen in Nehemiah 8:6, where all people worship together.

Colossians 3:18: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
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