Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 14:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 14:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 14:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people that they could eat certain birds because they were good and clean. This means they had a list of birds that were okay to eat.

Deuteronomy 14:20: [But of] all clean fowls ye may eat.

Contradiction with Leviticus 11:13-19

These verses list specific birds that are unclean and should not be eaten, distinguishing between clean and unclean birds, in contrast to the allowance in Deuteronomy 14:20 for eating clean birds.

Leviticus 11:13-19: And these [are they which] ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they [are] an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 14:11-18

These verses specify certain birds that are not to be eaten, providing a list of forbidden birds, which delineates against the notion of simply eating "clean" fowls without specifying the types.

Deuteronomy 14:11-18: [Of] all clean birds ye shall eat.

Contradiction with Acts 10:14-15

Peter initially refuses to eat certain animals as unclean, but a voice from heaven tells him what God has cleansed, do not call common. This suggests a change from Old Testament dietary laws like those in Deuteronomy 14:20.

Acts 10:14-15: But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

Jesus declares all foods clean, which implies a departure from Old Testament dietary restrictions seen in Deuteronomy 14:20, which distinguishes between clean and unclean birds.

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

This verse expresses that no food is unclean in itself, which contradicts the idea in Deuteronomy 14:20 that there is a specific distinction between clean and unclean fowls to be eaten.

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]
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