“The New Testament is “oral
teachings” [i.e. oral TORAH] that were
written down, and with very few exceptions all those teachings actually
originate from Judaic oral Torah and can still be found there today throughout
Judaic literature.” - from http://torahofmessiah.org/oral-torah-proof-of-its-legitimacy/
Please read this very informative article from the Torah of Messiah website. See below for a few more quotes from the article.
The Apostle Paul used a lot of Oral Torah in his teachings:
“Paul, as a highly educated Torah scholar, undoubtedly knew to what the term “wisdom” refers and did not use it casually. Unfortunately, I have yet to meet a Christian who meets this “mature” quality even though many may consider themselves qualified. The primary reason they fail to quality is because they are taught to reject Torah – specifically Judaic oral Torah. Until they undertake Torah study they will never achieve the level of the wise.
Please read this very informative article from the Torah of Messiah website. See below for a few more quotes from the article.
The Apostle Paul used a lot of Oral Torah in his teachings:
“Paul, as a highly educated Torah scholar, undoubtedly knew to what the term “wisdom” refers and did not use it casually. Unfortunately, I have yet to meet a Christian who meets this “mature” quality even though many may consider themselves qualified. The primary reason they fail to quality is because they are taught to reject Torah – specifically Judaic oral Torah. Until they undertake Torah study they will never achieve the level of the wise.
The “secret”, “hidden” or “mystery”
aspects of the work of Messiah is often mentioned in the New Testament. Within
Paul’s epistles it is a common topic, and that is likely because Paul was
probably the most Torah knowledgeable of all the original followers of Messiah
due to his extensive training as a student of the top Torah scholar of his
generation, Rabban Gamaliel I.
On Mussar (Jewish ethical teachings):
“This is even more the case with regard to “mussar”. The New Testament is absolutely filled with ethical and moral teachings that instruct a person how to improve themselves and become a more effective servant of God, which is what constitutes “mussar”. Like “mystery” and “hidden” teachings [Kabbalah], without Mussar Christianity would also not exist.
The “mussar” within the New Testament is nothing more than a tiny subset of a much more comprehensive ethical and moral set of teachings found within Judaism’s oral Torah. Therefore, even while rejecting oral Torah, Christianity unknowingly follows some common oral Torah precepts!
“This is even more the case with regard to “mussar”. The New Testament is absolutely filled with ethical and moral teachings that instruct a person how to improve themselves and become a more effective servant of God, which is what constitutes “mussar”. Like “mystery” and “hidden” teachings [Kabbalah], without Mussar Christianity would also not exist.
The “mussar” within the New Testament is nothing more than a tiny subset of a much more comprehensive ethical and moral set of teachings found within Judaism’s oral Torah. Therefore, even while rejecting oral Torah, Christianity unknowingly follows some common oral Torah precepts!
The parallels, duplication, and
general likeness of most of the New Testament’s teachings to Judaic oral Torah
are too numerous to mention. All one has to do is study a few Judaic books on
mussar [See recommendations here] and they will be seen.
…. Of course, there are a few crucial
areas, particularly with regard to the identity of Messiah, the openness of the
Kingdom of God to gentiles, and the impartiality of God, in which the New
Testament deviates somewhat from Judaic oral Torah; however, such examples are
few in number when compared to the volume of teachings found in the New
Testament and are not the subject of this discussion.”
- from http://torahofmessiah.org/oral-torah-proof-of-its-legitimacy/
A
great introduction to Mussar is ‘Everyday Holiness: The Jewish
Spiritual Path of Mussar’ by Alan
Morinis.
See my intro to this text here - http://globaltruthinternational.com/2015/03/21/you-shall-be-holy-introduction/
For more of the Apostle Paul see my book – Defending the Apostle Paul – Weighing the Evidence - http://www.amazon.com/Defending-The-Apostle-Paul-Weighing-ebook/dp/B009TLLK0U/
or get the free pdf version from www.circumcisedheart.info
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