It has been years since I've read the Bible in its entirety, but it is my understanding that New and Old Testament Law differ significantly and, in at least one of the Gospels, Jesus effectively dissolves Old Testament Law. What are the specific verse/s in question in regards to dissolving Old Testament Law? And what are the theological interpretations of this and of the differences between New and Old Testament Law?
Conditions:
I'm sorry to say it, but I will, in fact, be using this information in a paper, so I have to set up some parameters. No one has to follow these of course, but it'd be great if at least one or two responses did. Consider them polite requests laid out in excessive detail.
*For the first question, be sure to cite the verse/s.
*For the second question, I have two requests.
***Firstly, I'm not interested in casual assumptions, so amateur theologians need not respond. (Then again, if you feel something should be said, you are free to do so. You never know, you could have some really novel ideas.) If you have graduated from a seminary or consider yourself very well versed in theology, this question is for you.
***Secondly, I'd appreciate it if you'd list your references, otherwise I will take it as conjecture. I'm not going to be quoting anybody directly, so you don't necessarily need to explain anything, but if it's dense material, I'd be very grateful for some sort of summary.
If you're curious about the nature of the paper, it's on dealing with Biblical Law before and after 1863. It covers its use in support of and against chattel slavery prior to 1863 and industrial prison camps afterward. I'm interested in putting in a succinct commentary on Old v New Testament Law, but most of the historical references I've seen on this topic are very vague.
While the paper has no bearing on my own religious stance, it will likely be read by people of variant faiths. As such, I'd like to treat the material very carefully. Even so, the questions are of some personal relevance to me, as I perceive a truly massive amount of immorality in the God of the Old Testament and in the laws he lays out there. I have always been curious as to how a modern Christian copes with the Old Testament. In fact, when I see hate-speech, like that of the infamous WSB Church, I'm often surprised it isn't the norm. These are my own opinions, and they certainly won't find their way into the paper, but I figured I'd just throw them out there, lest someone argue that I'm taking advantage of these forums.
Conditions:
I'm sorry to say it, but I will, in fact, be using this information in a paper, so I have to set up some parameters. No one has to follow these of course, but it'd be great if at least one or two responses did. Consider them polite requests laid out in excessive detail.
*For the first question, be sure to cite the verse/s.
*For the second question, I have two requests.
***Firstly, I'm not interested in casual assumptions, so amateur theologians need not respond. (Then again, if you feel something should be said, you are free to do so. You never know, you could have some really novel ideas.) If you have graduated from a seminary or consider yourself very well versed in theology, this question is for you.
***Secondly, I'd appreciate it if you'd list your references, otherwise I will take it as conjecture. I'm not going to be quoting anybody directly, so you don't necessarily need to explain anything, but if it's dense material, I'd be very grateful for some sort of summary.
If you're curious about the nature of the paper, it's on dealing with Biblical Law before and after 1863. It covers its use in support of and against chattel slavery prior to 1863 and industrial prison camps afterward. I'm interested in putting in a succinct commentary on Old v New Testament Law, but most of the historical references I've seen on this topic are very vague.
While the paper has no bearing on my own religious stance, it will likely be read by people of variant faiths. As such, I'd like to treat the material very carefully. Even so, the questions are of some personal relevance to me, as I perceive a truly massive amount of immorality in the God of the Old Testament and in the laws he lays out there. I have always been curious as to how a modern Christian copes with the Old Testament. In fact, when I see hate-speech, like that of the infamous WSB Church, I'm often surprised it isn't the norm. These are my own opinions, and they certainly won't find their way into the paper, but I figured I'd just throw them out there, lest someone argue that I'm taking advantage of these forums.
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