The Old Testament was a preparation for the Gospel. It was a pedagogy and a prophecy of things to come. It prophesied and presaged the work of liberation from sin which would be fulfilled in Christ.
The letters of Paul were an epilogue of the Gospels executed at the command of of Jesus to spread the Gospels. When used to communicate the message of the Gospels and to explain the Gospels they have significant meaning and importance. When used and interpreted in the absence of the Gospels they are worse than useless, they are harmful.
Everything after John is used for the purpose it was intended, nothing more.
Very well spoken. I can find no issue with or anything to add to your post.
Thank you. The principle of lex parsimoniae or the law of parsimony applies. The truth, like the Gospels, is beautiful in its pure simplicity when one takes them at face value. Jesus spoke in very simple clear language directed at the uneducated and the downtrodden. The Church, established by Jesus, was defined not in how it leads, but in how it serves. Those that attempt to find hidden meanings, complex and interwoven definitions do so only for their own egos.