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Jesus Came To Abolish The Law

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MATTHEW 5
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”

There is a controversial situation in this passage as it is encountered the very words of Jesus referring to the law and the prophets, and it is described as the five books of Moses or Torah , and the prophets all the …show more content…

The fulfillment of the law stated in this passage reveals that all people without exception must obey the commandments found in the Law of Moses in order to belong to the kingdom of heaven. By the time Jesus and the apostles were present, the New Testament did not exist and they had to abide to this law, which is every word of God. Moreover, Jesus said “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill…”A very important keyword is found in this part of the passage and it is “fulfill”, so the question is what is it that He …show more content…

Matthew never stopped seeing Jesus as part of the Jewish culture and he never abandon completely those traditions and for that reason he always mention the law, the prophets and everything related to that culture such as holidays, rituals, etc. although he saw Jesus as the Messiah. The first two chapters of this book are dedicated on fitting the prophecies of the OT in Jesus Messiahship. The author manifested broad knowledge about the law and the Jewish traditions and for that reason it is said that he was a rabbi or a trained scribe converted to Christianity. The date of composition is closely related to the book of Mark, which was written about A.D. 65. Additionally, Matthew mentioned the fallen of Jerusalem in Matt 22:7 and 24:15, meaning that this book may have been written some years later than A.D. 70 yet before A.D. 115. It is said that the gospel according to Mark is the oldest of all gospels, and served as a source by Luke and Matthew, and in addition the authors could access a second source, the so-called Q source which contains mainly sayings

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