- Joe Hill
Alternate:
Bible: Wine into wineskins
Current:
Bible: Wine into bottles
Mark 2:22
Many remember the parable of the old wineskins as:
"And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.'"
Jesus said this to illustrate the change of religion from traditional Judaism to what would become Christianity. He was basically saying a complete change of mind is required. However, the KJV (King James Version) has changed to
"And no one pours new wine into old bottles. Otherwise, the wine will burst the bottles, and both the wine and the bottles will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new bottles.'"
- Paul Baker
Alternate:
The ear of a soldier was cut off when Jesus was arrested
Current:
The ear of a slave was cut off when Jesus was arrested
Malchus
Everyone knows the story of the arrest of Jesus.
Judas led the crowd to where Jesus spent his last night, in the garden of Gethsemane, and identified him with a kiss. A fight broke out, during which the ear of a man named Malchus was cut off. Jesus then healed the ear before he was led away. This was just after the last supper, and these events led to the crucifixion of Jesus.
The problem is many remember the Bible saying it was the ear of a Roman Soldier which was cut off, and not that of a servant, or slave, as is seen today.
- Joe Hutt
Alternate:
Last witchcraft trial in England was in 1744
Current:
Last witchcraft trial in England was in 1944
A bad spell
The idea of witches goes back thousands of years the world over, and has gone by many names.
One who seems to process supernatural powers, is some kind of outcast, or even, more often, is just on the wrong side of a superstitious mob, can be classed as a witch. Modern society tends to scoff at witchcraft as a mere historical quirk, but in fact it's seen as a real issue in several countries today.
The term "witch" over a thousand years old and came from England. It comes from the even older "wicca", and originally described men - a far cry from the hooded black flying female figure on a broomstick.
It's this idea that it's all from the middle ages that causes many to be shocked when they hear the last official trial for witchcraft took place in 1944 in England.
- Bill Perez
Alternate:
Anubis had the head of a jackal
Current:
Anubis had the head of a wolf
The Egyptian God of the afterlife
He's always shown as a human body with a black animal's head, but was Anubis, the ancient Egyptian God of the afterife, part jackal or wolf?
Many references exist to him being a jackal on the internet, but it turns out he was officially reclassified as a wolf. DNA research originally from 2011, and reported in 2015, shows a new Golden Jackal was hiding in plain sight all along. The species split from the wolf about a million years ago, and one remaining African whilst the other was Eurasian. The significance? There were no pure jackals in Egypt at the time Anubis was being worshipped - but there were African golden jackals, which are more closely related to African grey wolves.
- James Taylor
Alternate:
St. Patrick was canonised as a Saint
Current:
St. Patrick was not canonised as a Saint
Officially canonised?
17th March is recognised the world over as St Patricks Day. It's celebrated as the day he died, and also known as his Feast Day. He's the Patron Saint of Ireland and lived in the 5th Century AD, although the exact dates for the year of his birth and death are not known.
The problem? Everyone assumes he's a regular, official Saint like the rest of the famous ones, whereas it turns out he's a little different because he wasn't actually canonised. He appears on the List of Saints, and is known as The Apostle of Ireland, so there's no problem with him actually being accepted and treat as one, it's just that there is a formal process which must be followed for the Catholic Church to officially recognise a saint, and for various historical reasons he didn't go through it.
- James Taylor
Alternate:
War, Death, Famine and Pestilence
Current:
War, Death, Famine and Conquer
White, red, black and pale horses
The Book of Revelation describes the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and most people know they are War, Death, Famine and Pestilence.
Wait ... one of those is now wrong, and it's being pointed to as another bible Mandela Effect change.
The one in question is Pestilence, which is now Conquer, although there is some discussion about this being acknowledged and them being the same, as if things weren't confusing enough.
The chapter tells of a book, or scroll, in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals. The Lamb of God opens the first four of the seven seals, which summons four beings that ride out on white, red, black, and pale horses.
- Cory Grajales
Alternate:
Buddha was fat
Current:
Buddha was not fat
Buddha
Most people - especially Westerners - picture Buddha as a jolly fat man, sitting cross legged with a big round belly poking out.
So it comes as quite a surprise to them when they learn this image is completely wrong, because it's a different person altogether. You can see many images of the laughing fat guy, including ornaments and statues all over the world - and grinning at you from the corner of your local Chinese restaurant.
The Buddha was called Siddhartha Gautama and lived in India. He was born in the year 567 BC in southern Nepal. He was slim.
However, a central tenet of Buddhism is reincarnation, and Buddhists believe Gautama was but one of many incarnations of the same being. Another was a 10th century monk in China called Budai, and, you guessed it, he was the fat laughing guy.