Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19
These verses depict Jesus declaring all foods clean, which contradicts Leviticus 22:7 that emphasizes specific cleanliness laws.
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 tells Peter that what He has cleansed should not be called common or unclean, contradicting the purity laws 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 Romans 14:14
Paul mentions that nothing is unclean in itself, directly opposing Leviticus 22:7’s focus on ritual cleanliness.
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 Colossians 2:16-17
Paul advises not to let anyone judge others in dietary laws, which contradicts the detailed purity laws in Leviticus.
Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1
Describes the law as having only a shadow of good things, indicating a move beyond the strictures of Leviticus.
Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25
Paul talks about the law as a schoolmaster that is no longer needed with faith in Christ, which could contradict the need for the specific law mentioned in Leviticus 22:7.
Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Contradiction with Matthew 15:11
Jesus says what goes into a man's mouth does not defile him, contrasting with the dietary defilements outlined in Leviticus 22:7.
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.