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Showing posts with label Old Testament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Testament. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Were the People in Old Testament Times Primitive?



I shared with a Jewish friend that I was studying about the ancient Tabernacle and the Mosaic Law (the laws and rules that were given to Moses to guide the Israelite people he brought out of Egypt). I think she was surprised that a Christian would be doing this, because she asked me why I was doing this studying. The simple answer would be that every four years the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints study the Old Testament in our Sunday School classes. Sure that got me started, but I wanted to study more on my own, so I am reading the Church college course Old Testament Manual. I've really been enjoying it and learning a lot.


I know that statement probably surprises some people. Many people, especially Christians, consider the Mosaic Law as a mere law of retribution, of an "eye for an eye". They see the Gospel, a law of love, as