Contradiction with Matthew 9:10
While Numbers 6:6 advises a Nazarite to avoid approaching a dead body, Jesus dined with tax collectors and sinners, implying engagement rather than avoidance.
Matthew 9:10: And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Contradiction with Mark 2:16-17
Numbers 6:6 suggests separation from impurity (dead bodies), but Jesus teaches in Mark that he came not for the righteous but for sinners, indicating engagement over separation.
Mark 2:16-17: And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Contradiction with Luke 7:14
This verse depicts Jesus touching a dead body to perform a miracle, contradicting the avoidance of corpses suggested in Numbers 6:6.
Luke 7:14: And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare [him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. [bier: or, coffin]