Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 14:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 14:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 14:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God is telling people which animals are okay to eat, like cows, sheep, and goats. This was to help them know what food was good for them.

Deuteronomy 14:4: These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

This verse suggests that God has made all animals clean, contradicting the dietary restrictions in Deuteronomy 14:4.

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 all foods clean, opposing the specific clean animals listed in Deuteronomy 14:4.

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

Indicates that nothing is unclean in itself, challenging the clean/unclean distinction in Deuteronomy 14:4.

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

States that every creature is good and nothing is to be refused, opposing the restrictions in Deuteronomy 14:4.

1 Timothy 4:4: 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 against letting anyone judge you by what you eat, conflicting with the dietary laws in Deuteronomy 14:4.

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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