Is It Biblical to Eat Pork? Mark 7 and the Food Laws
Jesus relocates the question of defilement from the plate to the heart. Mark 7:14–23 answers the food question directly, but its weight falls on the evil that rises from within.
Does Leviticus Call Bats Birds?
Leviticus 11:13–19 puts the bat in a list of flying creatures Israel must not eat, under a heading English Bibles render as birds. That is a statement about ceremonial fitness for food and Israel's distinctness, not a claim about anatomy.