Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written the book, this verse means that if there is something yucky or bad growing in a house, the priest tells people to take everything out before he checks it so things inside don't get dirty. After everything is out, the priest then goes inside to look at the house.

Leviticus 14:36: Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go [into it] to see the plague, that all that [is] in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: [empty: or, prepare]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

This verse suggests that Jesus came to fulfill the law, implying continuity rather than the need for old ceremonial practices, possibly suggesting Leviticus 14:36 is obsolete for Christians.

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 Mark 7:18-19

These verses indicate that Jesus declared all foods clean, questioning the necessity of purity laws like those concerning leprosy inspections in Leviticus 14:36.

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 Acts 10:15

God declares all creatures clean, challenging Old Testament purity laws, including those described in Leviticus.

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 new covenant makes the old one obsolete, which would include laws like those in Leviticus 14.

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.
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