Here is a nice one for you. A lot in this one:
Start on Mark 7 and read til about 20 or so.
1. Eating without washing your hands.
2. Calling people hypocrites while also teaching people to not call others hypocrites.
3. Killing children who do not honor their father or mother. (disobedient)
3 things in one sliver of a section would have most WOKE people thinking you are not welcome in polite society.
There's a lot to unpack in Mark 7, admittedly. And I am kind of busy at this hour but to tackle a few things: Washing your hands as ceremony. I do wash my hands before eating. (I think most people do)
It's a lot simpler than it needs to be made out to be. Point is: Tradition cannot come before the word and rule of God. What is interesting about this story is it also is often cited as one of the reasons we are permitted to eat pork when in prior scripture it was forbidden.
If we understand Jesus as God here there isn't as much a problem, because he is making a point that if you defy his words your tradition is no longer built upon faith. Jesus isn't saying do not wash your hands before you eat in the strictest of senses. This story alludes to our increasing separation from previous tradition and ceremony as Christians.
There's plenty of contradictions that can be drawn already from this lesson. It isn't lost on me. When I see an obvious contradiction I generally take the approach of assuming the most obvious and solid connections that aren't contradictory. Part of reading the bible you will be filled with confusion. Which is why understandably there are so many different kinds of Christians with different values.
Now as for the putting children to death: Jesus is quoting Moses. This is a good one to bring up I'll admit. So I appreciate that you mentioning it. I have no idea on how to truly interpret it, because in a sense Jesus is referring to obeying the rules of God, so for him to bring this up specifically does seem to imply we should obey this. And definitely, this part of the scripture has been used specifically to justify killing in in Christianity, whilst similar beliefs are used in Islam. It's almost impossible to reconcile with this. I think this kind of judgment should be left to God, as that would be the most consistent way to reconcile with this part of the text.
I have yet to hear someone give me a substantial argument either way. I cannot imagine justifying the killing of a child under any circumstances, even though I know it is taught and done in scripture. Even going back to the story of Abraham and Isaac never sat well with me either, even knowing that God knew the outcome. You would have to ask someone wiser than me. All we can do is search for answers and meaning.