Problematic Prophesy

[Richard Amiel McGough]

I just found this explanation for the wedding feast/wilderness apparent contradiction. In reading the passage in John it is easy to assume that the baptism John is describing to those who were sent from the Jewish leaders had just occurred, since it is described in dramatic ways. But there could easily have been a time gap intervening.

http://www.apologeticspress.org/apco...=6&article=780

I agree that there is no obvious contradiction there. John's gospel says nothing about the timing of the baptism relative to the wedding. I'm surprised anyone could fail to notice this.

Of course, there is a world of contradictions between John and the Synoptics. John doesn't even mention major players from the other Gospels, such as James. And it is impossible to harmonize the four accounts of the passion week. And the accounts of the calling of the first four disciples doesn't use the same names, etc., etc., etc.