Hi, N.! Thank you for stopping by. Maybe you can help me with a couple of questions from time to time?
It seems to me, and I admit that I am not a Bible scholar, that Christ's message must, in fact, have been contrary to the Jewish status quo, because they allowed him to be crucified, they did not support him or protect him. He was not accepted by the religious authorities.
Jesus said that if your ass fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, pull it out, contrary to Jewish law. He said not to get a divorce, even thought the Jewish religion allows it "out of the hardness of your hearts." Stuff like that.
I know he said he did not intend to change one letter of the law, but he also said, don't practice "an eye for an eye." He said, "love your neighbor as yourself," even if your neighbor is a Samaritan, and I can't believe this was consistent with what I read in the Old Testament, about the Chosen People.
My perception is that Christ dismissed the parts of the Old Testament and Jewish law that were inconsistent with his teachings.
Am I wrong? |
