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101 of the craziest, strangest, most ridiculous Bible absurdities. In my last article I took a critical look at the teachings of Jesus, in this article I’ll extend that to the Bible itself. As a reference guide I’ve used The Skeptics Annotated Bible which I highly recommend you check out.
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- Deuteronomy 23:1. “No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.” Explanation: God’s law did not allow for the perverted practices of creating Eunuchs by destroying their masculinity like the pagans did.
- Ecclesiastes 1:18. “For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.” Explanation: This refers to worldly knowledge (under the sun).
- Matthew 24:15. “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand).”
- Proverbs 31:6. “Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress.” Explanation: During the reign of King Solomon, strong drinks and wine were given to condemned criminals who were about to be executed, to lessen their pain and suffering.
- Don’t Panic. It should not surprise us that the Bible is weird. It’s from different times, different cultures, and written in different languages than our own.
- Embrace the Weirdness. The Bible is God’s word. It’s God’s truth about the world, himself and reality. So when I come across something that is strange, it’s often a signal that there’s something about me and my thinking that needs to change.
- Probe the Meaning. When you read the Bible, you’re reading a translation, and translations often hide things from view that are clear in the original language.
- Spend Time With It. We’re used to instant clarity—it’s the mark of good communication. But what if the Bible was written for people who take their time, who ask questions, who reread again and again over the course of a lifetime?
- Kellen Perry
- 2,349 VOTES. When Fighting Another Man, Chop Off His Wife's Hand If She Grabs Your Genitals. Deuteronomy 25:11-12 states, "When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her."
- 1,349 VOTES. If Your Slave Refuses Freedom, Pierce Their Ear. Exodus, the second book in the Old Testament, makes the following provision about how to treat an enslaved person: "And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever."
- 1,525 VOTES. Women Suspected of Adultery Have To Drink Dirty Water. Biblical rules about women, adultery, and water are debated, but the book of Numbers says, "If a man's wife goes astry, and is unfaithful to him so that another man has sexual relations with her, and this is hidden from her husband...
- 1,868 VOTES. Don't Sit Where A Menstruating Woman Has Sat. In the book of Leviticus, it says, "And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
- Human-God hybrids. The Bible also introduces mysterious superhumans that influenced God's decision to send a flood that covered the Earth. The Book of Genesis says, "The sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose," Genesis 6:2.
- The end? Many scholars believe that the Gospel of Mark is the oldest of the Gospels, being composed around A.D. 70, about 40 years after the crucifixion of Jesus.
- Family problems. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus has an unusual requirement for his disciples: that they have to hate their own family. "Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, He said, 'If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters — yes, even their own life — such a person cannot be my disciple,'" Luke 14:25-26.
- Big fish story. Did a whale really swallow Jonah? Not quite. The Book of Jonah tells of how God tried to convince a man named Jonah to travel to the city of Nineveh "and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me," Jonah 1:2.
So no matter how strange these stories might seem, God always wins even as man asserts his own free agency. His promises are always true, and his faithfulness is proven again and again. Here are nineteen of the craziest, yet most compelling stories in the Bible.
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In the Bible, God sometimes told his people to do unusual things without knowing the outcome. Match these commands with the person to whom God spoke them. 1. This prophet was told to act out his prophecies by lying on his left side for 390 days, then his right side for 40 days. A. Jeremiah B. Elisha C. Ezekiel D. Elijah. 2.
