• shneancy@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    then why are millions of people still using an incredibly outdated book as a “source” of their “morality”

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      9 months ago

      They largely only study and follow parts of that book. The entire thing doesn’t hold equal weight to them.

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        9 months ago

        That’s kind of the whole point of Jesus existing. Jesus brought forth the new covenant. Before this, God was worshipped by sacrifices, strict rules, etc. In the old testament, the Jews(God’s chosen) failed to keep God’s law, and they were repeatedly punished for it.

        The Messiah the Jews expected was going to be the savior and liberator of the Jews and “put them on top” so to speak.

        Instead, Jesus offered salvation to all(gentiles). Clearly, Jesus and his new covenant stands in defiance of the old testament.

        The old testament is mostly viewed in historical context.

    • Syndic@feddit.de
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      9 months ago

      That’s a complete different question. But from the historical context the stuff in the Bible does make sense. After all it’s written by people living in this reality.