The Bible, by the Numbers
An open dataset of 5,560 sourced issues in the Bible — contradictions, historical and scientific problems, moral critiques, failed prophecies, and textual alterations — across 66 books, each tied to a cited source. Free to explore, cite, and download.
Vyrse maintains the largest structured, source-cited database of issues in the Bible. Every entry links to a primary or scholarly source and is cross-referenced by verse. This page summarizes the whole corpus; the underlying data is free to download as CSV or query as JSON.
At a glance
- 5,560 sourced receipts
- 703 distinct cited sources
- 29 categories of issue
- 66 books of the Bible covered
Receipts by category
| Category | Receipts |
|---|---|
| Moral Issue | 1,254 |
| Contradiction | 988 |
| Historical Error | 863 |
| Scientific Error | 335 |
| Forgery / Interpolation | 167 |
| Borrowed Mythology | 138 |
| Logical Absurdity | 131 |
| Circular Reasoning | 111 |
| Translation Bias | 110 |
| Textual Variant | 104 |
| Divine Genocide | 104 |
| Chronological Issue | 102 |
| Censored / Excluded | 100 |
| Archaeology Disproves | 94 |
| Text of Terror | 93 |
| Problem of Evil | 92 |
| Number Impossibility | 79 |
| Geography Error | 76 |
| Prophecy | 75 |
| Retrofitted Prophecy | 73 |
| Slavery Endorsement | 69 |
| Homophobia | 65 |
| Genealogical Problem | 62 |
| Disputed Pauline | 61 |
| Scribal Alteration | 60 |
| Child Abuse | 59 |
| Misogyny | 48 |
| Failed Prophecy | 39 |
| Apologist Rebuttal | 8 |
Most-cited books
| Book | Receipts |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 1,103 |
| Exodus | 449 |
| Deuteronomy | 376 |
| Matthew | 359 |
| Numbers | 312 |
| Leviticus | 294 |
| John | 201 |
| Mark | 177 |
| Joshua | 176 |
| Luke | 176 |
| Judges | 147 |
| 1 Samuel | 145 |
| Psalms | 128 |
| 2 Samuel | 122 |
| Isaiah | 117 |
| Acts | 109 |
| Revelation | 105 |
| Romans | 89 |
| 1 Kings | 85 |
| 2 Kings | 68 |