Another scientific question for christians?

Question

It is mentioned in the book of Leveticus, Ch. No.12, Verse No.1 to 5, and we know medically, that after a mother gives birth to a child, the post-partal period, it is unhygienic. To say it is ‘unclean’, Religiously - I have got no objection. But Leviticus, Ch. No.12 Verse No.1 to 5, says that… ‘After a woman gives birth to a male child, she will be unclean for 7 days, and the period of uncleanliness will continue for 33 days more. It she give birth to a female child, she will be unclean for two weeks, and the period of uncleanliness will continue for 66 days. In short, if a woman gives birth to a male child… ‘a son’, she is unclean for 40 days. If she gives birth to a female child… ‘a daughter’, she is unclean for 80 days. I would like u guys to explain to me scientifically, how come a woman remains unclean for double the period, if she gives birth to a female child, as compared to a male child.

IM A MUSLIM GIRL BUT AS IM STUDYING UR RELIGION SO IM ASKING QUESTONS TO U AS U GUYS KNOW MORE ABT UR RELIGION

Answer 1

This is clearly a complete load of nonsense, such as you ought to have learned to expect from religion

Answer 2

Leviticus is a book of the Old Testament, not the New. This relates more to the Jews under a covenant with God than to
Christian beliefs.

The Levites were a very strict and rigid sect of the Jews, and assumed the role of morality police, law keepers (if not law makers), etc.

The Old Testament suggests that these laws were given by God, but here we come to a very questionable cusp. I suspect
that the Jews had a hand in coming up with this rigid code to try to keep its citizens and adherents in line. I feel that much of this
code was derived by tradition, superstition, and social forces rather than by communication from God.

There is no scientific relevance to the periods of uncleanliness that you cite.

Just like there is no reason a Christian should not eat a lobster.

Answer 3

All women i know gave birth to females had a period around 40 days including me....!!!
i think it's mentioned in quran that uncleanness after birth is 40 days for moms of boys or girls.

Answer 4

I do not think it is a scientific thing at all. to be honest I find most of Leviticus hard to understand but at that time living in the dessert Hagen would have been much harder for all

Answer 5

maybe the old jews that made up this stuff had a much lower
opinion of the fairer sex!!!! no other reason ....

Answer 6

Isn't the question an oxymoron?