Contradiction with Exodus 30:25
This verse instructs the creation of holy anointing oil, which contrasts with Luke 7:46, where anointing is not presented as a ritual requirement but as an act of honor.
Exodus 30:25: And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. [apothecary: or, perfumer]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:13
This depicts Samuel anointing David, symbolizing divine selection, which differs from Luke 7:46, where the anointing is a social gesture by a non-divine figure.
1 Samuel 16:13: Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Contradiction with Matthew 3:11
John the Baptist speaks of spiritual anointing with the Holy Ghost, contrasting with the physical anointing with oil in Luke 7:46.
Matthew 3:11: I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire:
Contradiction with James 5:14
Directs anointing the sick with oil for healing by the church elders, differing from the personal and honorific anointing gesture seen in Luke 7:46.
James 5:14: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: