Matthews elaborate storytelling is what verified my belief that the New Testament was manifested through mostly lies. ... I want to comment specifically on this last paragraph and say that Jesus was totally and completely misrepresented in the New Testament. ... It seems like everything that Jesus might have actually said, as well as the actual beliefs he intended people to have were completely left out of the New Testament. ... Out of all of the self-righteous claims that the Catholic Church makes, it appears to me that The New Testament is the ultimate myth of Jesus and Satan. ... I honestly...

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Many people still thought of Jesus as a very mysterious character that they were having trouble figuring out. ... By reading some of the books in the Old Testament, one might understand the readings better. ... The mentioning of the commandment can be found in many places of both the Old and New Testament. One place in which it can be found is in the Old Testament by Deuteronomy. ... Once again Jesus uses the Old Testament to compare passages to one another. ...

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For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.2 Carson states that this kingdom includes everyone and is universal, but that is not the kingdom that is found in the New Testament and is preached by Jesus. ... "Monks built a new society in the shell of the old. ... Mission obtained a new character and there was greater focus on understanding of language, background, context and culture customs. ... "The Commands of God are not just arbitrary rules; they are related to the character or values or desires of God. So to obey God's commands is to reflect God's charac...

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According to the text (pg 93) it suggested that Matthew is portraying Jesus as the new Moses. ... This in fact would bring the reader to believe that the main characters are the disciples only. ... Then Jesus lifts his eyes upon the disciples and begins with the beatitudes, so in point, the main characters in Luke's gospel are the disciples and the crowd of thousands, whereas in Matthew it seems to be just the disciples. ... According to Ehrman's The New Testament, it reads, " a good deal of the Sermon on the Mount comes from the Q. ...

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