Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 13:58

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 13:58 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 13:58. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if a piece of clothing or fabric has something like a sickness on it, and washing it makes the sickness go away, then it should be washed again to make sure it is really clean. This helps keep everyone safe and healthy.

Leviticus 13:58: And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin [it be], which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

Leviticus 13:58 speaks about cleansing garments, while Acts 10:15 states what God has cleansed should not be considered unclean, showing a shift from ceremonial law to divine decree.

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 7:15

Leviticus 13:58 deals with physical purity, while Mark 7:15 explains that it's not external things that defile a person but what comes from within, contrasting internal and external purity.

Mark 7:15: If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

Leviticus 13:58 describes a specific law, while Matthew 5:17 emphasizes that Jesus fulfills the law, suggesting a transformation or completion rather than adherence to old practices.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25

Leviticus 13:58 is a part of the law regarded as a guide, but Galatians 3:24-25 explains that faith in Christ makes us no longer under the guardianship of the law, implying a departure from strict observance of ceremonial laws.

Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

Leviticus 13:58 discusses ritual cleansing, while Romans 14:14 states that nothing is unclean in itself, challenging the notion of inherent impurity in objects.

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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