This is part of a series of posts this week in which we will look at some of the attacks by critics concerning the final week of Jesus.
Today’s post will tackle another question that the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: “On what did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?”
Here are three answers which the skeptic believes shows a Bible contradiction:
On an ass and a colt.
“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold your King is coming to you, Gentle, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” 6 The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, 7 and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats. (Matthew 21:5-7)
On a colt.
They *brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it. (Mark 11:7)
They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their coats on the colt and put Jesus on it. (Luke 19:35)
On a young ass.
Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written. (John 12:14)
(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)
Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:
