For example:

"昼ごはんは作ってある" and "昼ごはんは作られた". Don't both mean the lunch has been made?

As a second question, what would be the difference between 昼ごはんは作ってある and
昼ごはんは作ってあった?

Much appreciated
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What is the difference between てある and the passive (ら)れる?
> "昼ごはんは作ってある" and "昼ごはんは作られた". Don't both mean the lunch has been made?

Yes. They both mean the lunch has been made but we would never say
"昼ごはんは作られた".

"昼ごはんは作ってある" means "There has been a lunch". "昼ごはんは作ってあった" means "There had
been a lunch".
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> Don't both mean the lunch has been made?

_Yes_. 昼ごはんは作ってある means "I made a lunch". 昼ごはんは作られた means "a lunch is made",
but 昼ごはんは作られた is bit odd…
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昼ごはんは作ってある => The lunch has been made.

昼ごはんは作られた => The lunch was made.

昼ごはんは作ってあった? => The lunch had been made.
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