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Presenting biblical answers to tough questions

Q: If the Bible is supposed to be 100 percent true, why do the four gospels give such different accounts of the resurrection? They can’t all be right!

A: Actually, they can! It is extremely common for witnesses of an event to present confusing and (seemingly) contradictory accounts. Police investigators are reassured by this! If they get a bunch of word-perfect, identical accounts, all it proves is the witnesses agreed on their story beforehand! So then, let’s examine some details from these accounts and see if we can’t bring them together.

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