Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 14:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 14:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 14:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Deuteronomy, Moses, God is telling the people not to eat certain birds like the eagle, the ossifrage, and the ospray. This means God had special rules about which animals were okay to eat and which ones were not.

Deuteronomy 14:12: But these [are they] of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

This verse states that what God has cleansed should not be called common, which contrasts with Deuteronomy 14:12's dietary restrictions on certain birds.

Acts 10:15: And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

Jesus declares that nothing entering from outside can defile a person, negating dietary laws like those in Deuteronomy 14:12.

Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

Paul affirms that nothing is unclean in itself, challenging the notion of unclean animals in Deuteronomy 14:12.

Romans 14:14: I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean. [unclean: Gr. common]

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:4-5

States that every creature of God is good and nothing is to be refused if received with thanksgiving, opposing Deuteronomy 14:12's classification of clean and unclean animals.

1 Timothy 4:4-5: For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

Advises not letting anyone judge you regarding food or drink, which undermines specific dietary rules such as those in Deuteronomy 14:12.

Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]
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