Tuesday Contradictions: Matthew 16:21 – He Told Them: So Why Didn’t They Understand?
The Bible Difficulties and Answers Podcast
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Show Notes
In episode 224 Lance Smith examines whether Jesus clearly predicted his death and resurrection by comparing repeated Gospel predictions with John 20:9, which says the disciples didn’t understand. He shows how the issue is not that Jesus failed to warn them but that they lacked the framework to connect his words with Scripture.
The episode walks through key Gospel passages, cultural context, and scholarly insights to explain how partial understanding and expectations led to confusion, concluding that there is no contradiction between the accounts.
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- Skeptics Annotated Bible: https://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/comingdeath.html
- Martin Pickup, “'ON THE THIRD DAY': The Time Frame of Jesus' Death and Resurrection,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 56/3 (2013): 511–542. https://etsjets.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/files_JETS-PDFs_56_56-3_JETS_56-3_511-542_Pickup.pdf
- William Lane Craig, “Jesus’ Predictions of His Own Resurrection,” Good Book Blog, Biola University (2014). https://www.biola.edu/blogs/good-book-blog/2014/jesus-predictions-of-his-own-resurrection
- Cale Clarke, “Did Jesus Really Predict His Death?,” Catholic Answers Magazine. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/did-jesus-really-predict-his-death
- Steve Davis, “The Historicity of Jesus’s Death and Resurrection,” Tidings. https://tidings.org/resources/the-historicity-of-jesuss-death-and-resurrection/
- “Peter and John at the Tomb of Jesus,” Ligonier Ministries Devotional. https://learn.ligonier.org/devotionals/peter-and-john-at-the-tomb-of-jesus
- Jeff Scott Kennedy, “Misunderstanding Jesus: Did the Disciples Misunderstand Jesus’ Message and Mission?” BiblicalTheology.com. https://www.biblicaltheology.com/Research/KennedyJS01.pdf