[safisoft]

However, Hebrews, that you quoted, is New Testament

In my Bible classes I like to tell my students that Jews can understand themselves without the church, but the church (in its broadest sense) cannot understand itself without the Jews. 1/3 of the 'New Testament' is a quote or direct allusion to the TaNaKh. The Bible of Peter and Paul was the TaNaKh.

It is a very poor exegete who starts with the 'new' to understand the 'old'. It is a very poor historian who attempts to understand history through the glasses of the present, and in defense of a person or an institution.

Having read your home page, I can see quite well that if society develops as you desire, people like yourself will hunt down people like me. See you later, Mr. Aristocrat, sir.

[annalex]

It is a very poor exegete who starts with the 'new' to understand the 'old'.

Of course, but this little slogan should not obscure the fact that Christ did Judaism anew. "Behold, I make all things new". The Old Testament is indeed sufficient to Jews, but the Christians need the Catholic Church to understand either Old or New Testament, because the rabbinical worldview has been radically transformed by Christ.

Thank you for visiting my home page. I realize that it contains some unpopular ideas, although "hunting down people like [you]" is not among them. Why should I be hunting you, -- unless you are a duck?

No, I do not have any title of nobility.