Biblical scientific errors: Difference between revisions

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===Mustard seed as smallest seed===

{{Bible quote| He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took, and sowed in his field, which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.”|book=Matthew|chap=13|verses=31-32|version=WEB}}

{[Bible quote|He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth|book=Mark|chap=4|30-31|version=WEB}}

{{Bible quote|He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth|book=Mark|chap=4|30-31|version=WEB}}

'''Supposed error''': The verse claims the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, but smaller seeds exist.

'''Rebuttal''': The Bible does not say the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world. It is the smallest seed the farmer has and sows in his field. Like saying a penny is the smallest coin when you hand out quarters, nickels, and pennies even if a dime is smaller. The Greek word for “world” can mean "land" or "grond" too.

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 ===Mustard seed as smallest seed===
 {{Bible quote| He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took, and sowed in his field,  which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.”|book=Matthew|chap=13|verses=31-32|version=WEB}}
-{[Bible quote|He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?  It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth|book=Mark|chap=4|30-31|version=WEB}}
+{{Bible quote|He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?  It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth|book=Mark|chap=4|30-31|version=WEB}}
 '''Supposed error''': The verse claims the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, but smaller seeds exist.
 '''Rebuttal''': The Bible does not say the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world. It is the smallest seed the farmer has and sows in his field. Like saying a penny is the smallest coin when you hand out quarters, nickels, and pennies even if a dime is smaller. The Greek word for “world” can mean "land" or "grond" too.