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So named by J.J. Blunt, based on previous work by William Paley, [1] [2] an undesigned coincidence is said to have occurred when an account of one event in the Bible omits a piece or pieces of information which is filled in, seemingly coincidentally, by a different recording, which helps to answer inquiries raised by the first. [3]
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Jul 27, 2022 · In 1850, J.J. Blunt published his book Undesigned Scriptural Coincidences, in which he took Paley’s argument further, documenting examples in the Old Testament, as well as between the gospels, and between the gospels, Acts, and Josephus.
Learn how undesigned coincidences, when one event omits information that is filled in by another, support the reliability of the Bible. See examples of internal and external coincidences from the Gospels and Acts.
Oct 6, 2017 · Lydia McGrew explains how seemingly unrelated details in different books of the Bible fit together to form undesigned coincidences that support the reliability and accuracy of the Bible. She gives examples of such coincidences and how they show the authors' knowledge, truthfulness and eyewitness nature.
Mar 7, 2016 · Blunt described the phenomenon as a series of “undesigned coincidences” and identified over forty locations in the New Testament where this feature of unintentional eyewitness support could be seen on the pages of Scripture.
May 19, 2020 · In this article, I will consider three categories of undesigned coincidences in the New Testament – that is, examples between the gospels, examples between the book of Acts and the epistles of Paul, and examples involving the external secular sources that corroborate elements of the New Testament.
Mar 19, 2020 · There are different forms of undesigned coincidences, but the most classic form (which Carrier is attempting to define) is when you have multiple (at least two) accounts that report an event where one account answers in passing a natural question raised incidentally by the other.