Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 13:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 13:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 13:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that if someone has a sore or infection on their head or beard, it needs to be checked carefully. People in Bible times believed it was important to take care of skin problems to keep everyone healthy.

Leviticus 13:29: If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;

Contradiction with Matthew 8:2-3

This verse shows Jesus healing a leper, contradicting the Levitical laws that required isolation and priestly examination for cleansing.

Matthew 8:2-3: And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Contradiction with Mark 1:40-42

This account of Jesus healing a leper by touch contradicts the isolation procedures outlined in Leviticus.

Mark 1:40-42: And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Contradiction with Luke 17:12-14

Jesus instructs lepers to show themselves to priests after healing them, indicating a bypass of traditional isolation.

Luke 17:12-14: And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

Contradiction with John 9:14

Jesus heals on the Sabbath, contravening the Sabbath laws similarly to how leprosy laws are upended by direct healing.

John 9:14: And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

"What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common," challenges strict purity laws, including those regarding leprosy.

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

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Declares the old covenant obsolete, which includes Levitical laws about leprosy.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:23-25

Suggests that the law, including Leviticus, was a tutor to bring people to Christ, not a permanent fixture.

Galatians 3:23-25: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

Contradiction with Romans 10:4

Indicates that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, thus superseding Levitical laws.

Romans 10:4: For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
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