Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 25:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 25:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 25:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Leviticus, if you are selling or buying land, the price should be higher if you will have it for a long time, and lower if you only have it for a short time. This is because the value depends on how many years you can use the land to grow food.

Leviticus 25:16: According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for [according] to the number [of the years] of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 15:1-2

This passage discusses canceling debts every seven years, which contrasts with valuing land solely based on the number of harvests, as indicated in Leviticus 25:16.

Deuteronomy 15:1-2: At the end of [every] seven years thou shalt make a release.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

This teaching advises against storing earthly treasures, contradicting the emphasis on the material valuation of land and profit in Leviticus 25:16.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Acts 4:34-35

The practice of sharing possessions freely among the community contrasts with Leviticus 25:16's focus on economic valuation and personal gain from land.

Acts 4:34-35: Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
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