At the end of Moses' fifth book, his death and interment at the hand of the LORD is recorded. Deuteronomy 34:5 & 6 says, "5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. 6 And [the LORD] buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day."
In contradiction to the above statement that "no man knoweth of [Moses'] sepulchre unto this day" is a declaration by Jude which is well- favored among Christian preachers; who– given the fact that they believe there are no lies in the canon– obviously haven't thought very much about it.
Deuteronomy was written long before Jude lived, but Jude nonetheless wrote, "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee [Jude 9]." How could Jude know about this confrontation if no one was at Moses' sepulchre to witness the alleged contention between Michael and the devil over Moses' body?
Obviously, there's a discrepancy between these two passages. It's anyone's guess which account is false, but one or the other is, if both of them aren't.
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