Contradiction with Genesis 1:30
Deuteronomy 14:16 lists specific birds not to eat, while Genesis 1:30 suggests that initially all creatures, including birds, were given the plants for food, with no restrictions mentioned.
Genesis 1:30: And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so. [life: Heb. a living soul]
Contradiction with Acts 10:13-15
Deuteronomy 14:16 contains laws about clean and unclean animals, but Acts 10:13-15 presents a vision to Peter where God declares all animals clean, contradicting dietary restrictions.
Acts 10:13-15: And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19
Deuteronomy 14:16 outlines unclean birds, but Mark 7:18-19 records Jesus teaching that no food can defile a person, effectively nullifying dietary laws.
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
Deuteronomy 14:16 provides specific dietary laws, while Romans 14:14 expresses that nothing is unclean in itself, challenging the idea of forbidden foods.
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
Deuteronomy 14:16 describes unclean birds, but 1 Timothy 4:4 states that every creature God created is good and nothing is to be rejected if received with thanksgiving, implying that dietary laws are unnecessary.
1 Timothy 4:4: For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Contradiction with Matthew 15:11
Deuteronomy 14:16 prohibits eating certain birds, whereas Matthew 15:11 records Jesus teaching that it is not what enters the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out, suggesting a different standard of purity.
Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Contradiction with Colossians 2:16
Deuteronomy 14:16 includes dietary laws, but Colossians 2:16 advises not to let others judge you by what you eat or drink, indicating freedom from such restrictions.
Colossians 2:16: 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]