Why are the two testaments so different?
2007-01-14 19:16:42 · 12 answers · asked by ? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They are not different as such but they compliment each other. You just have to understand that the Old Testament was for the natural church, Israel, and was a shadow waiting for the perfect Lamb of God to come and fulfill all things in the New Testament. The New Testament is what the OT was reflecting upon but when you see the NT, you see the full and complete picture of what the OT was talking about.
2007-01-14 19:24:51 · answer #1 · answered by Gre2000 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Editing. (And I am not being facetious here.) Both testaments are are a result of an enormous amount of editing, despite claims to the contrary. One thing different between the two, as far as development goes though is that the Old Testament is largely based on Hebrew and Aramaic writing. The New Testament was originally written in Greek.
To be more precise: Although the New Testament was largely written by Jewish people, it cannot be considered Hebrew literature because it was originally written in Greek. The Old Testament can be considered "Hebrew Literature" because it was written in Hebrew and it reflects all of the cutural themes that come with that literature.
Another thing too: The Old Testament is, overall, very, very old. The New Testament is relatively young. More editing has probably gone on with the Old Testament writings than with the New Testament ones. Actually, far more mistakes in translation can be found in the New Testament than the old one -- probably because more people over a longer period of time worked on the Old Testament.
2007-01-14 20:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Old Testament is also the Jewish Tanach, or Bible. The first section of it, the Torah, contains everything from Creation to when the Jews entered Canaan for the first time. The next section, N'vi'im, or Prophets, is all the writings of the prophets. The last section, K'tuvim, or Writings, is all the other little random stuff, such as the Book of Esther.
The New Testament contains everything about Jesus's life and teachings, including letters sent to different towns by his disciples preaching his words.
2007-01-14 19:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
G-d never changes. He stays the same.
Old Testament is for Jews.
New Testament is for Christians.
2007-01-14 19:28:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's about four thousand years between the time the OT and the NT were written.
Also, the OT covers a whole lot larger historical span of time than does the New.
2007-01-14 19:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by Cynthia D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people believe God of the OT had a different personality to the NT God which could mean: 1. two different gods, or
2. He suddenly changed his personality.
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2007-01-14 19:47:26 · answer #6 · answered by William G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONE is the old covet that GOD had with the Jewish people the other is the covet with all who choose to follow in the footsteps of CHRIST one was a way to cover sin in our life the other is GOD taking our sins away
2007-01-14 19:30:07 · answer #7 · answered by THE WAR WRENCH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason the first volume of Harry Potter is different from the second one.
2007-01-14 19:21:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are not different at all
the OT from its begining to its end, spoke about the coming Massieh, the NT from its begining to its end spoke about the Massieh who came.
the 2/3 from the NT is from the OT
2007-01-14 20:13:26 · answer #9 · answered by الحقيقة 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New testament has been tempered with more
2007-01-14 19:33:22 · answer #10 · answered by Ali 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋