• AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    The sermon on the Mount and specifically Matthew 5:18 I think or something like that explicitly says that nothing from the law has been removed or invalidated by Jesus.

    This is a common sentiment in American Christianity but it doesn’t really seem to be backed up by the text.

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      I think most modern exegesis of that verse rather tightly constrains it to rabbinical law, bearing in mind that the Sadducees and those upstart Pharisees (of which JC was one) were battling out questions of the law at the time JC was doing his thing.

      So just saying I think you’re right. Otherwise, no football on Sunday for many multiple reasons!

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        23 hours ago

        I think most modern exegesis of that verse rather tightly constrains it to rabbinical law

        Oh. Well how convenient for them.