Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:46

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:46 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:46. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if someone goes into a house that is closed because it is not clean, that person will also be considered not clean until the evening. This means they need to stay away from others until then.

Leviticus 14:46: Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

This verse suggests that what enters a person does not defile them, contradicting the concept of being unclean by entering a house in Leviticus 14:46.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

This verse declares that what God has cleansed should not be called common or unclean, contrasting with the uncleanness described in Leviticus 14:46.

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 7:18-19

Jesus explains that food does not defile a person, which opposes the notion of physical spaces causing uncleanness in Leviticus 14:46.

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 Romans 14:14

Paul states that nothing is unclean in itself, which contradicts the specific uncleanness of entering a house in Leviticus 14:46.

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]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:19

This verse highlights the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, focusing on internal purity over physical spaces’ influence on cleanliness.

1 Corinthians 6:19: What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:13-14

Emphasizes spiritual cleansing over ritualistic impurity, contrasting with the physical uncleanness in Leviticus 14:46.

Hebrews 9:13-14: For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
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