Many scholars infer from these interactions that Jesus disregarded the food laws and purity to show that only love and faith matter (Dunn); "redefined" the nation's practices, swapping "allegiance to Torah" with "allegiance to himself" (Wright); or replaced purity with mercy (Borg). But a refined understanding of purity, sabbath halakha, and other contemporary legal debates will show that Jesus does none of these things. -  Paul T. Sloan, Jesus and the Law of Moses.