Why should I read the Old Testament. Can I get wisdom from other religions as well?

Answer 1

I'm not going to tell you NOT to read the OT. That's an individual choice.


And yes, you can learn wisdom from other religions.

For example: although many people think of Buddhism as being "mytical", there is a hardheaded approach to unanswerable questions that may surprise most Westerners.

Not only did the Buddha remain silent when asked about the first creation, he despised speculation about the creation of the world as "low conversation", on a par with tales of kings or robbers, hero stories, gossip at street corners, and ghost stories.

He urged his diciples not to fritter away their energy on such trifles, but to concentrate on how they lived.


There's some terrific wisdom for you - quit arguing about whose creation story is correct, and concentrate on how you live.

Imagine if we could *all* just stop CARING about whose creation story is correct, and concentrate on how we live our lives.

But hat would be too much like doing the right thing.

Answer 2

You shouldn't read the Old Testament, you should read the Torah. You'll have to learn Hebrew to do that correctly, and after you know the Torah in Hebrew, you should learn the metaphysical meanings and practices of Hebrew, the numbers of each letter, and the way that when the total number for one word equals the total number for another word, the two words are like window-panes looking in on the same meaning. No other religious work in the history of man has as many cross-indexed layers of meaning as the Torah.

If you are a Christian, and you are attempting to do as Jesus did, I presume that you have invited Jesus into your heart and thus become born of God, which is the first stage of doing what Jesus did.

The second stage is to have and demonstrate a knowledge of the Torah (in the original Hebrew) which is more thorough than your knowledge of your own adulthood and of your genderhood, as Jesus did at 12 years old (1 year short of his Bar Mitsvah).

Answer 3

You should read the Old Testament to gain a complete picture of God and the plan of salvation.

You can learn things from other religions and from many other places for that matter but only the Bible will teach you about the character you need to develop in order to enjoy heaven and be trusted there.

Only the Bible will acquaint you with a person who loves you enough to provide the help you will need to develop this character.


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Answer 4

2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that "All Scripture is inspired and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work."

The Old Testament (also known as the Hebrew Scriptures) includes relevant history, upbuilding poetry, and faith-inspiring prophecy. In fact, without the knowledge contained in the Hebrew Scriptures, we might have difficulty understanding much of the Christian Greek Scriptures, as these repeatedly quoted from and alluded to the former. They also provide the beginning of man's history and the basis for God's promises in the future. (Compare Genesis 3:1-5)

Answer 5

just to learn...the wisdom we want is from the TRinity so the true Bible is need including the New Testament..try revised standard

Answer 6

Maybe because the New Testament refers back to it? It's common sense.

Answer 7

The OT is your foundation of God's Word. Other religions received their "wisdom" from God and then twisted God's Word to fit their own "likings".

Answer 8

I don't know why anyone would want to read that trash either.