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This story of the healing of the lepers is evidence that the author of the gospel was not familiar with Jewish history or theology in such a matter.
Tsaraat was not leprosy.
According to Judaism tsaraat in the torah was not a physical disease but a sign of the person's sin of baseless slander. It could not be healed by anyone. The person only involved a priest to determine if the rash was indeed tsaraat or if it had disappeared. The outbreak could occur on a person's home where two walls converged or on their clothes as warnings.
However, this phenomenon disappeared with the destruction of the first Temple. Therefore there was nothing a priest had to do thereafter. But the Constantinian author would not have known this. But Jews would have.
Tsaraat was not leprosy.
According to Judaism tsaraat in the torah was not a physical disease but a sign of the person's sin of baseless slander. It could not be healed by anyone. The person only involved a priest to determine if the rash was indeed tsaraat or if it had disappeared. The outbreak could occur on a person's home where two walls converged or on their clothes as warnings.
However, this phenomenon disappeared with the destruction of the first Temple. Therefore there was nothing a priest had to do thereafter. But the Constantinian author would not have known this. But Jews would have.