Luke 2:22 casts DARK SHADOWS on Aramaic Primacy

[Paul Younan]

To be honest I did not read Leviticus through to check and see if someone who was ceremonially unclean ALWAYS needed to make an animal sacrifice. So you may be right, Paul and probably are.

Mike, I just wanted to let you know BTW this custom is still very much alive and well in the Church. A mother of a newborn does not come to church for 40 days, she is not allowed to approach the altar area, and at that time she comes for her first Qurbana (offering) she and her family bring a "sacrifice" (usually a lamb that was slaughtered for the occasion), and we partake of the meal as a whole church.

There's nothing "sinful" that needs atonement, as Jeremy said being ceremonially unclean doesn't mean you have a sin to atone for or give an offering for. The gift that is offered up by the mother is in thanksgiving for the birth of her child.

(PS - also, the same rules apply during a woman's menstrual time as far as approaching the altar)