Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 15:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 15:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 15:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that if someone touches a bed that a sick person has used, they need to wash their clothes and take a bath to be clean again, because they are considered unclean until the evening. It's about making sure everyone stays healthy and clean.

Leviticus 15:5: And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

This verse suggests that what comes out of a man's mouth defiles him, not what touches him externally, contradicting the idea that touching something can make one unclean.

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 Mark 7:15

Similar to Matthew 15:11, this verse implies that external contact does not defile a person, opposing Leviticus 15:5 which identifies physical touch as causing uncleanness.

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

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

Paul states that nothing is unclean in itself, contradicting the notion in Leviticus that touching a bed makes one unclean.

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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