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Who created heaven and earth?

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Exact chapter covered 3 linked episodes

Reference Set

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Competing Claims

How this contradiction is framed

Claim A argues "God did it all by himself," while Claim B argues "Jesus did it." Additional claim sets below expand the contradiction with other related passages.

Claim A

God did it all by himself

These references outline the "God did it all by himself" side of the contradiction so you can compare it against the opposing claim. This side pulls together 2 separate references.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

World English Bible
  • Genesis 1:1
  • Isaiah 44:24

Claim B

Jesus did it

These references outline the "Jesus did it" side of the contradiction so you can compare it against the opposing claim. This side pulls together 2 separate references.

John 1:6-10

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  • John 1:6-10
  • Colossians 1:16

Claim C

God and Jesus did it together

These references outline the "God and Jesus did it together" side of the contradiction so you can compare it against the opposing claim.

1 Corinthians 8:6

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  • 1 Corinthians 8:6

Embedded Scholar Context

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Responding to weak trinitarian apologetics

1 Corinthians 8 Genesis 1 John 1

s one of God to Adherence or follower see for us There is one God the father and one Lord Jesus Christ That's first…

An apologist corrects me on Jesus being God

Genesis 1 John 1

and so what John seems to be doing is he's zooming out going all the way back to the creation narrative from Genesis one…

Responding to criticism of a video of mine

Genesis 1 John 1

7, as is Moses as lawgiver John 1.17. So it's not saying that Christ is in the role of the God of Israel from…

Are these contradictions in the Bible?

Genesis 1 John 1

from last year in the Anchor Hill Bible Commentary series. You can go back to Klaus Vesterman's commentary on Genesis 1 through 11. You…

Podcast Coverage

Episodes linked to this contradiction

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Coverage Cluster

Genesis 1-3

1 range
Range coverage Genesis 1
Genesis Chapters 1 – 3 Bible Study for Atheists

Latest Episode

August 04, 2020

Genesis Chapters 1 – 3 Bible Study for Atheists

Husband and Wife cover Genesis chapter 1: The Creation; chapter 2: Man in the Garden of Eden; and chapter 3: Man's Disobedience. Things that are right out: Alaska, Evolution, and Womans. Early inventions include…

Coverage Cluster

Isaiah 44

1 exact
Exact chapter match Isaiah 44
Isaiah Chapter 44: Bible Study for Atheists

Latest Episode

December 27, 2023

Isaiah Chapter 44: Bible Study for Atheists

Strap in, non-believers, as we dive headfirst into the rabbit hole of ancient religious fanfiction with our latest episode of biblical banter! Today, we're picking apart the so-called prophecies and commandments of Isaiah, the…

Coverage Cluster

Isaiah 44-47

1 Q&A
Broader Q&A coverage Isaiah 44
Isaiah Chapters 44 – 47 Q&A

Latest Episode

December 30, 2023

Isaiah Chapters 44 – 47 Q&A

Strap in, heathens, and get ready for a rollicking ride through the biblical brouhaha of Isaiah's so-called prophecies and the hysterical hijinks of ancient idol worship. We're dissecting the ludicrous logic of crafting idols,…

Attribution

Initial contradiction dataset seeded from BibViz and adapted into the Sacrilegious Discourse knowledge base. BibViz is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Why I Am Not a Christian

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Letter to a Christian Nation

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The Portable Atheist

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The Good Book: A Humanist Bible

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Sense and Goodness Without God

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The Secular Bible

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36 Arguments for the Existence of God

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The Evolution of Atheism

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The Portable Atheist

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The Evolution of Atheism

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