Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the priest goes outside the camp to check if the sick person is better. If the priest sees that the person's skin disease is gone, it means they are healed.

Leviticus 14:3: And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, [if] the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

This verse indicates that God has cleansed all things, suggesting a move away from the physical and ritual purity laws, contradicting Leviticus 14:3 which involves specific rituals for cleansing.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 8:3

Jesus cleanses a leper instantly with a touch and a word, bypassing the elaborate ritual described in Leviticus 14:3, showing a contradiction in approach to cleansing leprosy.

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 7:18-19

Jesus declares all foods clean, challenging the concept of ritual purity and traditional cleanliness laws such as those in Leviticus 14:3.

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 Hebrews 8:13

This verse speaks about the old covenant being obsolete, which includes laws like Leviticus 14:3, contradicting the necessity of following such rituals.

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 5:1-4

Emphasizes freedom from the law, including ceremonial laws like those in Leviticus 14:3, indicating they are not required for salvation.

Galatians 5:1-4: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
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