Did Jesus Invalidate the Torah’s Food Laws in Mark 7:1-23? (Interview w/ Dr. Logan Williams)
Did Jesus abolish the Torah’s distinction between permitted (clean) and prohibited (unclean) foods? Many say that he did based on his interaction with the Pharisees in Mark 7:1-23.
In this passage, Jesus says that nothing that goes into a person can defile him (Mark 7:15). Also, in most English Bible translations, Mark 7:19 has a parenthetical statement that reads, “Thus he declared all foods clean.” Hence, it is believed that Mark’s Jesus invalidated the Torah’s food laws.
But is that really what this passage is saying? My guest, Dr. Logan Williams, challenges the antinomian reading of Mark 7:1-23 and offers a more plausible interpretation.
About David Wilber
David is first and foremost a passionate follower of Yeshua the Messiah. He is also a writer, speaker, and teacher.
David’s heart is to minister to God’s people by helping them rediscover the validity and blessing of God’s Torah and help prepare them to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope within them (1 Peter 3:15)…