How to tackle the contradictions in the Bible

This is a site for learning how to use Logos software, and theological discussion is explicitly forbidden. (It's how we all get along here.) 

So we might be able to point you to Logos resources that deal with your topic, or witnessing to Muslims, but can't discuss beyond that.

You might start here (some of my favorites):

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

Biblical Answers to Tough Questions
Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics
The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith
On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision
I Dare You Not to Bore Me with the Bible

Looks good, but don't have it yet (Thanks Doc :

New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

There are no problem passages in the Bible. There are only problem interpretations.

Doc B said:

There are certainly enigmas, but most of them are very old and have been answered generations, if not more than a thousand years, ago. One of the better resources for dealing with them can be found here.

I must respectfully disagree with your assessment of this resource as compared with Got Questions:Bible Questions Answered which gives more complete answers to difficult questions raised by the biblical text. For example the New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties fails to even mention Lot and the existent problems of his behaviors regarding his moral character and the resultant problems he involves himself in. Which Got Questions covers very well. Even Abraham gets sparse coverage and what is included is unsatisfactory in that it fails to give concrete scriptural support for its claims. It spent more space on Melchizedek which is fine but the thin coverage it gives Abraham the father of faith is troubling. I intend to return this resource after reading the TOC and snippets of the topics covered. I am well served by Got Questions and recommend it over New International Encyclopedia.

Doc B said:

There are no contradictions in the Bible.

Into Grace said:

There are no problem passages in the Bible. There are only problem interpretations.

One of the fundamental characteristics YHWH determines to lay bare in us is our willingness to lie to ourselves. By definition, the Bible is riddled with contradictions. It is a theologically-induced Jedi mind trick that Christians play upon themselves that allows them to believe otherwise. Christians believe they are defending the integrity of YHWH and the Bible when they say things like what is stated above, but they are actually demonstrating a lack of their own. Can some contradictions be resolved? Yes, some can...but they are then only "RESOLVED" CONTRADICTIONS. But the fact remains, YHWH has no problem saying one thing and then saying the exact opposite a breath or two later (Prov. 26: 4, 5). He also has no problem allowing things to be said in the Bible that are impossible by definition...HIS definition. Case in point...Mt. 26:17. This is IMPOSSIBLE because the Bible (specifically Exo. 12 & Lev. 23) CONTRADICTS this statement, and by the definitions laid down in those chapters, what "Matthew" said cannot be true EVER.

The problem is that Passover occurs on the 14th day of the first month (Exo. 12:6; Lev. 23:5), and the first day of Unleavened Bread occurs on the 15th day of the first month (Lev. 23:6). Let's lay aside what the Bible says (yes, shocking) for the sake of argument and accept what the Jews declare to be true, which is that Passover occurs on the 15th (they thus combine Passover and Unleavened Bread into a single event). Even taking this as our point of reference, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY that the day BEFORE Passover (which is obviously when Mt. 26:17 is "spoken") can be the first day of Unleavened Bread. By definition TODAY CANNOT BE TOMORROW. This is all the more troublesome if we choose to cling to the Bible's own declarations as to when Passover and Unleavened Bread occur, because in that case TODAY CANNOT BE THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, by definition. Those pesky, troublesome definitions.

Now, even though the Jews declare the 15th to be Passover, they do manage to pay some lip service to Exodus and Leviticus and say that "yes, the Bible says the 14th is Passover, but that is simply referring to when the lamb or goat [which they call "the Passover sacrifice"] is killed. The actual MEAL that is called Passover occurred/occurs on the 15th." This, sadly, according to their understanding, means that the Exodus event that gives the day its name (the passing over of the death angel) didn't actually happen on the day called Passover (the 14th), but on the day after (the 15th). Odd, that. Does their acknowledgement of the slaughter occurring on the 14th solve our "Bible difficulty"? No, because Lk. 22: 7 says that the lamb "had to be sacrificed" on the day of Unleavened Bread, which is the 15th. This effectively renders the 14th defunct, without purpose. That may sound pretty bad, but it gets worse. Mk. 14:12 explicitly states that the Passover lamb was being sacrificed on the first day of Unleavened Bread, and this was taking place BEFORE Passover. To seal this point, Mk. 14:16 makes clear that they were "preparing the Passover" (the very same day called the first day of Unleavened Bread on which the sacrifices were killed per Mk. 14:12) until sundown, and then per Mk. 14:17, at dusk, which is the start of a NEW day, they gathered together and per Mk. 14:18 they began to eat the Passover meal. This series of statements COMPLETELY INVERTS THE ORDER GIVEN IN LEV. 23. "Mark" is stating that the sacrifices were killed on the first day of Unleavened Bread, and then shows the Passover meal occurring on the SECOND day of Unleavened Bread. By any previously revealed measure in Scripture, this is utterly impossible. Indeed, it is prophetic nonsense.

Does that bug you? Go ahead, solve it. Resolve it. Write a book about it. You'll be famous. But you won't, because you CAN'T. It CAN'T BE MADE TRUE for the same reason you can't square a circle or have married bachelors. So, it is a CONTRADICTION...and it's in the Bible. Ergo, the Bible contains contradictions. Just accept it. But get this...it's not a problem. It doesn't invalidate anything. I am personally convinced that the contradictions in the Book are there as tests. Can you keep your eyes on the real thematic issues, or are you obsessing over inconsequentials? LOTS of people obsess over inconsequentials. Unfortunately, that's a kind of idolatry. It's giving the constructs in your own mind preference over His dictates. Saying, "If Mt. 26:17, Lk. 22:7, and Mk. 14:12 speak impossible nonsense by definition, then I can't trust or believe the Bible and the whole thing is a lie" is foolish stupidity. It is 100% losing the plot. The Bible isn't true because it is without error. It's true because it is packed to the gills with something else that is IMPOSSIBLE: Prophecy. The prophecies of the Bible are impossible, and yet they both exist and have (in large part) been fulfilled across the span of centuries and millennia. There is only one possible explanation for that phenomenon: ':Elohhiym. It just so happens that the primary and consistent proof that YHWH gives for His existence is the "after the fact" confirmations that His prophecies demonstrate. On the other hand, He nowhere states, "the Bible will be without error of any kind!"

Does that still bug you? Do you think that allowing contradictions is the equivalent of "telling a lie"? Do you think that contradicts Titus 1:2? Well, to be honest, you've got much bigger problems to stress over, like the fact that YHWH can't lie...except for when He does. Ever heard of the "strong delusion" which He says He is sending (2 Thes. 2:11)? If you don't think He can lie, perhaps you are in it's grip right now (?). Even more to the point, if YHWH doesn't lie, it's only because He "contracts out" His lies to others (1 Kgs. 22:23, and the preceding 1 Kgs. 22:19-22). But trying to insist that "contracting out" the lying means the lie isn't really His creates a much bigger problem. You see, the Bible is replete with Him taking credit for all manner of actions that "in fact" only get accomplished through a proxy. He says He will punish His people for disobedience, then here comes some Gentile nation to wreak some havoc. Is the Gentile nation "doing its own thing"? Or executing YHWH's will? If the proxy (as is true of angels, prophets, and all manner of other messenger proxies) is a collapsible "stand in", a functional mediator, who is performing YHWH's will AS ':Elohhiyim (Angel of YHWH, anyone?), then that dynamic is precisely what is in play in 1 Kgs. 22...even if the lying spirit is hassaataan as some believe (erroneously, in my opinion). Saying the proxy isn't performing YHWH's will AS YHWH effectively invalidates the majority of the Tanakh: narratives. Who knows...perhaps Paul was the one telling the lie when he said "God cannot lie". Make no mistake, YHWH can do whatever He wants to do. One of the things He is clearly and obviously comfortable with doing is allowing the Bible to contain contradictions. It is a fact that requires acceptance, and refusing to accept it is to reject His revelation and be counted an unbeliever.

Saying there are "no problem passages" in the Bible IS a "problem interpretation". It entirely violates His will as expressed through 'Iyyohbh. When 'Iyyohbh says (Job 13:7-8) "Will you speak what is unjust for ':Elohhiym? Will you speak what is deceitful for Him? Will you show partiality for Him? Will you contend for ':Elohhiym?", he's expressing the fact that YHWH does not take kindly to those who attempt to vouch for His character, especially by engaging in falsehoods, untruths, and denials of plainly revealed facts. YHWH despises attempts to defend His integrity. He needs no such support. He NEEDS NO DEFENSE. That's is why He says in Job 13:12 that "your defenses are defenses of clay". They are both worthless and the product of worthless (and offensive) thinking. When it comes to YHWH, arguments intended to defend Him offend Him. Apologetics is one of the most suspect of all Christian activities. Attempts to reconcile science with Scripture (given NO such proclamation to do so and the ever-expanding raft of pure assumptions that get vocalized as "certain") are extremely ill-advised. Conclaves and conferences espousing "declarations of inerrancy" are an offensive stench to Him because it is nothing less than institutionalized delusion masquerading as "faithfulness", when it is merely the faith of worthless comforters.

Anees Syed said:

Please suggest me how to tackle this.

Anees, first, congratulations on your acceptance of Christ in your life! I applaud you for your courage in taking this step. 

Secondly, and to keep my answer within Forum guidelines, one way I handle Bible difficulties like on that webpage you found is that I created a collection within Logos called Bible Difficulties Collection and added these books from my Logos library:

1. McDowell, Josh, and Sean McDowell. The Bible Handbook of Difficult Verses: A Complete Guide to Answering the Tough Questions. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2013. 
2. Torrey, R. A. Difficulties in the Bible: Alleged Errors and Contradictions. Willow Grove: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1998.
3.  Kaiser, Walter C., Jr., Peter H. Davids, F. F. Bruce, and Manfred T. Brauch. Hard Sayings of the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1996.
4.  Archer, Gleason L. New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Zondervan’s Understand the Bible Reference Series. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1982.
5.  Barry, John D., and Rebecca Van Noord, eds. Study Like a Pro: Explore Difficult Passages from Every Book of the Bible. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014.
6.  O’Brien, David E. Today’s Handbook for Solving Bible Difficulties. Minneapolis, MN: David E. O’Brien, 1990.
7. Geisler, Norman L., and Thomas A. Howe. When Critics Ask : A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties. Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books, 1992.
8. Geisler, Norman L., and Ron Rhodes. When Cultists Ask: A Popular Handbook on Cultic Misinterpretations. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1997.

Six of these books address the first "contradiction" on that webpage. If you don't have these books in your Logos library, I encourage you to get them or at least get some of them in print. Also, "Got Questions?" is also very good, as mentioned earlier. They have a companion website that will be helpful to you: https://www.gotquestions.org/

Hope this helps!

I can solve one of the “Contradictions” 

From the list:

Number 99. Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?

After his baptism, the spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days ... (Mark 1:12-13)

Next day after the baptism, Jesus selected two disciples. Second day: Jesus went to Galilee - two more disciples. Third day: Jesus was at a wedding feast in Cana in Galilee (see John 1:35; 1:43; 2:1-11)

 Now let's use Logos to find the report of the baptism of Jesus

 In Logos search for   Jesus NEAR spirit   Jesus NEAR baptism    Jesus NEAR wilderness   

Then read John. 

Jesus was led into the wilderness as reported in Matthew 4:1, Mark 1:12, and Luke 4:1 immediately after His baptism in the prior verses.    

John does not record the baptism!

Re read it very carefully.  In John is the report of what Jesus did AFTER returning to John AFTER the stay in the wilderness.  Again: John reports on the return of Jesus after the stay in the wilderness.   If we miss read the text we read into the text a “Contradiction”.  If we truly study the text the alleged contradiction evaporates.    [[And I did use Logos - the baptism of Jesus is NOT reported in the book of John]]

He handle contradictions by eating brown gellies with Moses. He has an awesome lauggter