Why does jesus's teaching defer so much from that of old testament jews?

Answer 1

Matthew 5:17-18
Jesus--"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fullfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Answer 2

Because it's a different religion. The New Testament marks the beginning of Christianity. The Old Testament is a Jewish text.

Answer 3

Because the Old Testament was HIS lineage. Old Testament is history of the Jews as much as it talks about a prophet coming to save the world.

Answer 4

It's important to understand that Jews operate under the "Law" (Old Testament). Many of the Jews rejected Jesus as the Messaish because He was born and lived a humble life (not what they expected of a KING). Jesus came because man was perishing and had NO chance to spend eternity in heaven had HE NOT died and resurrected. Now we (Christians) live under "grace" which allows us to repent and be forgiven.

Answer 5

Because Jesus FULFILLED the Old Testament. He was Lamb of God (foreshadowed by the perfect Lamb sacrificed every year at passover - the nite of the Last Supper - starting in Egypt with Moses). So he was the fulfillment of the Law. From Moses on they had the Aaronic Priesthood to sacrifice (a tribe whose ONLY JOB was to be priest of God, they could NOT WORK in the field) that's why 1/10th of the grain, cows, etc was given to them, they had to remain "clean" for the preisthood. However, when Jesus came and fulfilled the Law, he did away with any reason for the preisthood, after he died, ANYONE could go to god in prayer through Jesus the Christ and get forgiveness, so there was no longer any reason to Tithe (give 1/10th). We no longer needed people to sacrifice for us, we could get our own forgiveness. WHAT A GIANT CHANGE after over 1,000 years of priestly sacrificing on a yearly basis for your sins. Now you could talk to Yahweh/Jehovah daily like he was an old friend (albeit one that you were right frightened of but Loved greatly). Another big change there.

So there are 2 big changes, doing away with the preisthood, personal forgiveness and rapport with God on a whenever you want basis instead of annually at the sacrifical time and you no longer needed a perfect animal to kill. If you were a Jewish preist would you be afraid of Jesus' teachings? These are just 2 reasons. Then he healed on the Sabbath, another "sin" according to the priests, but was it? Who would know better? Jesus or a bunch of old men who only studied the letter of the Torah and not the Heart of it? He also forgave Prostitutes and Tax Collectors (considered lower than dung heaps in those days because they not only worked for Rome but often used Roman Soldiers in their duties). However, being able to read peoples hearts allowed him to see whether they truly changed or wanted to, and this ability to cause change in people created even more fear.

Answer 6

As patronne06 said from the bible, but with more explaination.
There are two parts to the laws enacted by Moses: The Law of God which Moses received on Mt. Sinai, and the civil (or secular) law, which he devised and mandated himself. The first Law is unalterable (10 Commandments); the second, which was designed to suit the customs and character of the people of Moses' era. changes over time. (i.e. An eye for an eye.)

Jesus came to amplify the Ten Commandments, and to clarify its real meaning, as well to interpret it at humanity's level of progress at the time. Those elements of the Mosaic code that emphasize love of God and fellow humans beings constitute the very basis of Jesus' teachings.
As for the secular laws, Jesus advocated fundamental reforms both in form and substance. He fought constantly to correct the abuses of ritualistic worship and to right misconceived interpretations. His call for reform could not have been more revolutionary than when He reduced the Law to this one principle: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself."

Jesus wanted us to realize that the Law must be respected and lived in all its purity over the whole earth, with all its amplifications and consquences. What, otherwise, would have been the purpose fo proclaiming the Law if it was only going to benefit one nation or a few people? All human beings are sons and daughters of God; they are without distinction in God's eyes and subject to the same care and attention.

Answer 7

Because Jesus was the new life and He alone paid the price for all sin. The old testament was salvation by your works and deeds new testement is by Jesus alone.

Answer 8

simple because he wasnt one of them, as the dead sea scrolls and nag hammadi library are clearly showing. He wasnt a mainstream jew.

fact: there was no concept of turn the other cheek in judaism until Jesus, but there was in essene teachings

fact: there were no allusions to light and darkness and being at conflict in judiams until jesus, but there were in essene teachings

etc....

Answer 9

Because Jesus was raised as a Jew. It's what he knew.