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Jesus referred to the Tanakh in the gospel of Luke when He said,
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He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to
you while I was still with you, that all things which are
written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and
the Psalms must be fulfilled.” (NASB) Luke 24:44
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The Talmud. The Talmud is essentially
an interpretation of the Tanakh. It contains the opinions of ancient
rabbis. It provides laws, comments, Jewish traditions and regulations
of Jewish life. The regulations speak to prayer life, "mitzvot"
or Jewish obligations, and rules about holidays.
The Talmud is both oral and written. The Mishnah is the oral law and
the Gemara is written.
Conclusion: On
the Sabbath, only certain portions of the Tanakh are read. The entire
Old Testament is never read, only portions. There are Jews who have
never read the sacred writings. A Jewish friend has stated that many
Jews have never read the entire Tanakh. What they believe is what
has been taught to them by their rabbis, just like many Christians.
This means that most Jews have never read Daniel 9:25-26, Isaiah 53
or Psalm 22. The Talmud explains "everything" most Jews
believe they need to know. That is true of Christians too! We all
need to be students of the Word of God. He wrote it for us. |
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