Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:31-32
This verse speaks of a new covenant, indicating a change from the laws given through Moses, including those in Leviticus.
Jeremiah 31:31-32: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Contradiction with Matthew 15:11
Jesus teaches that what goes into the mouth does not defile a person, whereas Leviticus 17:2 is part of dietary and sacrificial laws that argue for specific practices.
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 7:18-19
Similar to Matthew 15:11, Jesus declares all foods clean, which contradicts the dietary laws ordained in Leviticus.
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
Introduces the idea of the old covenant becoming obsolete, which would include the laws in Leviticus, thereby contradicting their ongoing authority.
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 Acts 10:13-15
Peter’s vision that declares all foods clean conflicts with Leviticus' dietary restrictions.
Acts 10:13-15: And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:23-25
States that the law was a tutor until Christ came and believers are no longer under its supervision, implying a contradiction to the application of Old Testament laws like those in Leviticus.
Galatians 3:23-25: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.