The Hebrew Scriptures (AKA the Old Testament) - How Important Is It?

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The Hebrew Scriptures AKA the Old Testament - Should You Study it?

Yes - It is part of the Word of God and therefore important to know God.
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No - All that is needed are the Greek Scriptures AKA New Testament and/or what Jesus said.
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We as Jehovah's Witnesses are currently reading the book of Leviticus worldwide. Which contains much of the Mosaic Law and its importance to our understanding of God's will. My wife the other day, who was raised baptist, made a comment to me how upset she was that she was never taught anything from or about the Hebrew Scriptures growing up. She is amazed at the world's lack of knowledge of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Are the Hebrew Scriptures important?

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2timothy316 wrote: Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:06 am We as Jehovah's Witnesses are currently reading the book of Leviticus worldwide. Which contains much of the Mosaic Law and its importance to our understanding of God's will. My wife the other day, who was raised baptist, made a comment to me how upset she was that she was never taught anything from or about the Hebrew Scriptures growing up. She is amazed at the world's lack of knowledge of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Are the Hebrew Scriptures important?
Perhaps to those interested in ancient cultures. As your wife experienced, they don't have much relevance today even for modern Christians who have rejected almost all of the laws contained in Leviticus.


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Tcg wrote: Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:42 am
2timothy316 wrote: Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:06 am We as Jehovah's Witnesses are currently reading the book of Leviticus worldwide. Which contains much of the Mosaic Law and its importance to our understanding of God's will. My wife the other day, who was raised baptist, made a comment to me how upset she was that she was never taught anything from or about the Hebrew Scriptures growing up. She is amazed at the world's lack of knowledge of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Are the Hebrew Scriptures important?
Perhaps to those interested in ancient cultures. As your wife experienced, they don't have much relevance today even for modern Christians who have rejected almost all of the laws contained in Leviticus.


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Yet the question is not about relevance, the question was, is it important to study? If it is, how important?

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How important? Very important, essential.

I'm surprised how much I'm getting out of Leviticus this time round. If you look for the underlying principle, the verses have a lot to offer.


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JehovahsWitness wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:31 am How important? Very important, essential.

I'm surprised how much I'm getting out of Leviticus this time round. If you look for the underlying principle, the verses have a lot to offer.


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I am enjoying the symbolism, like that first sheaf of grain how it points to Jesus and and the firstfruits of the barley that points to those first people going to heaven. It also shows that the Levitical Priesthood had no excuse to deny Jesus Christ. They knew the symbolism of their work for over a thousand years and even with these yearly reminders they still denied him. There are those that think that keeping these rituals is what makes them righteous but they are continuing a ritual of reminders that have already past. Doing something that serves as no reminder or is not helpful to themselves in anyway is just spinning one's wheels.

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[Replying to Miles in post #6]
Are you a southern white person speaking for yourself or are you trying to speak behalf of all southern white people?

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2timothy316 wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:46 pm [Replying to Miles in post #6]
Are you a southern white person speaking for yourself or are you trying to speak behalf of all southern white people?
Good grief!

I'm a "northern white person" speaking about what the bible says, and what historians have told us:

1) The Bible condones slavery

2) Southerns who had the inclination and wherewithal to own slaves morally justified it by using passages from the Bible.


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Miles wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 4:43 pm
1) The Bible condones slavery
No it does not.
TO CONDONE
transitive verb

: to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless

One can only condone something if it is "something bad or blameworthy", since slavery of itself is neither, the bible cannot accurately be said to "condone" it. For example, if someone were to ask "Do you condone mothers loving their babies?" this could be considered a loaded question as it implies there is something wrong with mothers loving tbeir babies.

Abusive, oppressive slavery is bad. Slavery is not.




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