Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 13:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 13:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 13:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, people thought that a priest could look at someone to see if they were sick. This was because they believed that sometimes priests could help understand what to do when someone had a skin problem.

Leviticus 13:9: When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;

Contradiction with Matthew 8:3

Jesus heals a leper with a touch, showing compassion instead of isolation.

Matthew 8:3: And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Contradiction with Mark 1:40-41

Jesus, moved with compassion, heals a leper, unlike the quarantine process in Leviticus 13:9.

Mark 1:40-41: 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 heals ten lepers at once without examining them, contradicting the detailed process in Leviticus.

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 13:34

Jesus commands love and compassion, contrasting the isolation commanded in Leviticus.

John 13:34: 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

Emphasizes unity and equality, opposing the separation and distinction made in Leviticus 13:9.

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.

Contradiction with Romans 14:13

Calls for not judging others, opposing the inspection and judgment for uncleanness in Leviticus.

Romans 14:13: Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way.
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