Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 13:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 13:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 13:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if there is a white and red sore on a bald person's head, it might mean they have a disease called leprosy. This means they need to be checked by someone special to make sure they are okay.

Leviticus 13:42: And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it [is] a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:2-3

Contradicts by showing Jesus' willingness to touch and heal lepers, while Leviticus 13:42 describes a condition of leprosy for separation.

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 Luke 5:12-13

Contradicts by illustrating Jesus' authority over leprosy, allowing for healing rather than isolation as per Leviticus.

Luke 5:12-13: And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his] face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Contradiction with Mark 1:40-42

Contradicts as it presents a healing of a leper through compassion and touch, opposing the separation described 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 2 Kings 5:14

Contradicts by mentioning Naaman, whose leprosy was cured through a baptism-like ritual, differing from Leviticus' focus on quarantine.

2 Kings 5:14: Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

Contradiction with John 13:34-35

Contradicts the separation theme by emphasizing love and unity among people, including those afflicted with ailments.

John 13:34-35: A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

Contradicts by promoting equality and unity among all people, regardless of their conditions, differing from the divisive instructions in Leviticus.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
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