2006-10-04 05:33:31 · 5 answers · asked by Leslie H 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
The old guys who claimed to be listening to a "God", probably had a difficult time writing about it, due to The Roman occupation of Judea, where the writers of the NT lived. This really put a hitch in the laid-back pursuit of documenting "what God said".
Furthermore, after a Jewish revolt in 135 CE, Judea was renamed "Syria Palaestina"; over 500,000 Jews were killed by the Romans and many more enslaved and dragged away to foreign lands, contributing further to the Jewish "diaspora" that had already begun. Furthermore, Hebrew was outlawed by the Romans. This, no doubt, contributed to the supposition that the Jews and the teachings of Torah "died out", thus paving the way (in some people's minds), for the coming of Jesus and eventually, the New Testament. This is just a belief system. (1)
Later on when Jesus was giving his sermons, etc., his band of followers were so taken w/him (over other prophets) that they wrote down what they thought he said. Maybe he actually said it. My point is that both the OT and the NT were written by humans.
All kidding aside, the Torah did not suddenly cease, because Christianity came into being (along with several other derivative religions)! Nor is there any proof that God, if one exists, prefers the OT over the NT!
Isn't it odd that, if YOU were to go to just go about today and say "God is talking to me!", you'd probably be committed (or at least seen as insane)? And look what happened to Joan of Arc!
2006-10-04 06:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by SieglindeDieNibelunge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another question might be why did God stop speaking to the people 2000 years ago? Or is it maybe that God continued to speak to the people between the OT and the NT and he continues to speak to the people today BUT there is just so much static in people's lives that they aren't listening?
2006-10-04 05:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by ScubaGuy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where does it say he stopped speaking?
2006-10-04 05:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by Robert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably got addicted to Yahoo Answers.....but that's just a guess.
2006-10-04 05:42:28 · answer #4 · answered by melissa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he didnt there are some missing scrolls he has always been there
2006-10-04 05:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋