Jesus healing the leper and the Purity Law in the Gospel of Matthew
Though, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explicitly states that he did not come to abolish the Law (Mt 5:17–19), in the narrative that follows directly after this Sermon, he apparently neglects purity laws by healing a leper (Mt 8:1–3). As an impure person, the leper was not supposed to come close...
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2014-05-01
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| Series: | In die Skriflig |
| Online Access: | https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/1751 |