Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 22:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 22:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 22:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Leviticus, God told the people that if they touched certain bugs or other things, they would be considered not clean and should stay away from holy things for a while. This taught people to try their best to stay clean and follow God's rules.

Leviticus 22:5: Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

This verse suggests that what comes into a man does not defile him, which contradicts the emphasis on avoiding defilement through contact in Leviticus 22:5.

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 prohibitions of defilement in Leviticus 22:5.

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

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

This verse states that nothing is unclean in itself, opposing the concept of ceremonial defilement found in Leviticus 22:5.

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 Mark 7:18-19

These verses indicate that foods do not defile a person, conflicting with the Old Testament rules of purity in Leviticus 22:5.

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 9:13-14

These verses highlight that the blood of Christ cleanses inner defilement in contrast to external purification rituals mentioned in Leviticus 22:5.

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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