The short answer is “yes.” While there are many solid New Testament references that make this very clear, the most astonishing, clear reference that Christians can eat pork is actually in the Old Testament. It’s a clear, bold honest answer hidden in plain sight.
Similarly one may ask,What kind of animal does not have a split hoof?
The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
Additionally,Why is pork forbidden in the Bible?
Pork or rare meat was forbidden in the Bible, because for a simple hygienic reasons from long ago times when especially in the South, in hot countries and the desert you had no cooling or a veterinarian who told you the pork was healthy and free of any parasites. But some religions have made an iron law out of it.
Subsequently, one may also ask,Why did God forbid eating pork?
God forbade His people to eat pork in the Old Testament because it was harmful to the human body . And that fact doesnt change just because we are living in the time of the New Testament. Pork is still harmful to the human body, as is all of the unclean meats.
What does it say about eating animals in the Bible?
Leviticus 11:3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud. Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.