Bible Myth Busters

Claim: The original sin was the tasting of an apple from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden

Busted! It was Eve who first ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden, then she did give some to Adam who also ate. BUT, no modern translation of the Bible says it was an Apple - it is simply called the fruit of the tree.
- Genesis 3:6 (NASB) - When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Claim: After being thrown into the sea, Jonah was swallowed by a whale remaining in its belly for 3 days and 3 nights before being spit/vomited out alive at shore.

Busted! Jonah was swallowed by a huge/great fish but the fish is not identified as a whale in the Book of Jonah.
- Jonah 1:17 (NASB) - And the LORD designated a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish for three days and three nights.
- Jonah 2:10 (NASB) - Then the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.
It is interesting to note, In Matthew 12:40, some translations when referring back to the original story from Jonah, call the great fish a whale (KJV) and some a sea monster (NASB).

Claim: The Bible has verses that mention angels singing.

Busted! The only real verse that can claim to come close is Job 38:7 which says (NASB): When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy? Many Biblical scholars argue "morning stars" is a synonym for angels. However, the Hebrew (Old Testament) word for angel is malach (מַלְאָך) and the Greek (New Testament) word for angel is ángelos (άγγελος). Nowhere in the Bible do these Hebrew or Greek "angels" sing. The most common verse that comes to mind to debunk this claim is when the angels visited the shepherds on the night of Jesus' birth. The verses are Luke 2:13-14 - And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased. Notice that the angels were "praising" and "saying", not "singing." Another verse that comes to mind is Revelation 5:11 - Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands. But again, the verse refers to the "voices" of many angels not the "song" or "singing" of many angels.

Coming Soon - below are claims to be Busted or Verified
Angels have wings
All angels in the Bible are male
The birth of Jesus was at Christmas time
Christians are commanded to observe Jesus' birth
The death and resurrection of Jesus was at Easter time
Christians are commanded to observe Jesus' death and resurrection
The resurrected Jesus first appears to his apostles
Jesus claims to be God
On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came in a violent rushing wind
Hell is a translation or a transliteration of a Hebrew and/or Greek word in the Bible
The Bible is anti-feminist
The Bible is racist
Jesus was white and/or Caucasian
The Bible teaches inter-facial marriage is a sin
The Bible teaches dancing is a sin
The Bible teaches drinking alcohol is a sin
The Bible teaches being gay is a sin