Question for biblical scholars

[roadmaster]

Post 11 dealt with the question that was asked.

[iustitia]

I think it all matters. The NT changes a couple things to accommodate the gentiles and their culture. Things like dietary laws and observation of the Sabbath are optional. That said, there's nothing wrong with sticking to what worked for His people. In fact, the NT doesn't really differ a lot from the OT. Sure it's assumed that the OT is hardcore and the NT is softer, but really the things Jesus says and does are fulfillment of the old. In some cases the new things he says are really just recycled from the old Jewish law that the then-modern Jews abandoned. If anything, Jesus was trying to get away from sophistry and back to the basics.

[roadmaster]

The NT changed a lot of things. We no longer have to sacrifice an animal for our sins, for He was the perfect Lamb. But it was always by faith. He gave Moses the Hebrew the first five chapters. Moses believed in Him, Abraham the Hebrew did see Him.

[Peter1469]

Oh boy, textual literalists with a document that has be retranslated numerous times....

[zelmo1234]

I think to answer the question? You would use the words of Jesus.

And he said that he did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it.

Thus when he died on the cross to atone for the sin of the world, there was no longer a need for blood sacrifice

He stated that it is not what goes in the mouth (food) but what comes out of it (speech) that condemns the soul

So for those trying to toss out the old Testament? The words of the New Testament do not support that

[Brett Nortje]

I think to answer the question? You would use the words of Jesus.

And he said that he did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it.

Thus when he died on the cross to atone for the sin of the world, there was no longer a need for blood sacrifice

He stated that it is not what goes in the mouth (food) but what comes out of it (speech) that condemns the soul

So for those trying to toss out the old Testament? The words of the New Testament do not support that

There is much wisdom int he new and old testaments. for example, some people do not understand the message against adultery? well it is a betrayal of trust - to put it in more simple terms, it is like ignoring your dog that loves you.

How about that flood? i think it didn't cover the whole world, as where did all the water go? if it was evaporated back into clouds, then we would have a lot more clouds! in fact, i think some of it sank into the soil, and eventually found the earth's core, and, well, evaporated or something. it is possible due to archeology to prove this, hold on;

Soils can process and contain considerable amounts of water. They can take in water, and will keep doing so until they are full, or until the rate at which they can transmit water into and through the pores is exceeded. Some of this water will steadily drain through the soil (via gravity) and end up in the waterways and streams, but much of it will be retained, away from the influence of gravity, for use of plants and other organisms to contribute to land productivity and soil health.

If you were to observe that there are many wells, where did they come from? how about lakes? it could be that the soil around the lakes was retaining water, while the other soil did not, yes?

[TheDictator]

The world today is not under the old testament ( just like we are not under the Articles of Confederation, but now the US Constitution) The old law could not be obeyed with the exception of Jesus Christ. Jesus fulfilled the old Law and by doing so was given the authority to introduce the New Testament and its laws to the world. Just like the Articles of Confederation is an American Constitution, so the Old Testament of the Bible is God's word, but we do not live under it any longer.

[Polecat]

Back to the Captain's question. The Leviticus laws were man's (the Judges) laws adopted by early Israel. They were never part of the covenant between God and Moses but a means for the Children of Israel to deal with one another.

[TheDictator]

The Leviticus laws are God's laws given to Moses to be obeyed by God's people, the problem was they could not do it, So God sent himself as a human being to show the way.

[Polecat]

The Leviticus laws are God's laws given to Moses to be obeyed by God's people, the problem was they could not do it, So God sent himself as a human being to show the way.

I am not on board with that interpretation. The reason being that God does not change. The 10 commandants are still valid yet the 100s of Levitical laws are null and void. We may eat pork. Adultery is still a no no.

But I am no scholar so edify me if you can. I agree with the "Law" being a curse rather than salvation for the people of Israel. So it stands to reason that my interpretation is may be incorrect.