Why do Jewish scholars say the New Testament has been changed and Pagan ideas have been added ?

Question

It began hundreds of years ago, when the Church changed the Bible. . .


The "New Testament": Pagan revenge

Between G-d's own miracles and the Jewish teaching of His Word, the pagan priest/pastorhoods of Egypt, Greece, and Rome were steadily losing their power over the gentile populations. They decided to fight back by creating a new religion, one that would claim to be the fulfillment of the Hebrew "Old Testament," yet would bring back the pagan lies in a new disguise.

Thus the "New Testament" was written, in Greek rather than Hebrew, and attached to the original Hebrew scriptures to try to change their meaning back toward paganism.

The "New Testament" tried to change G-d from One, as in the Hebrew scriptures, into a "trinity" as in Egyptian cults or the eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. It described Jesus as G-d in a human body, like the pagans always described Pharoah and other wicked kings. It declared G-d's Law to be a "curse" that no one can truly obey, announced that there must be a "mediator" between G-d and man, and pretended that salvation could now be achieved outside the Law.

To blind the gentile nations, the "New Testament" also warned people not to learn from the Jews, declaring that Israel no longer possessed the true, complete Word of G-d.

In the Bible, the book of Daniel warned of an evil power--a false religion--that would believe in the true "G-d of fortresses... plus a god its fathers did not know." This religion would "speak bizarre words about the Most High, wear out the holy ones (the Jews), and plan to change the festivals and the religious Law."7 The Christian Church has indeed replaced Passover with Easter (the pagan holiday of Astarte and Ishtar) and Hanukah with Christmas (the pagan winter holiday).


http://www.noahide.com/paganism.htm


///

THANK YOU JS !!


.

Answer 1

Because that's exactly what happened.

Answer 2

Changed from what?

The New Testament was written in the first and second centuries CE in the eastern mediterranean. While most of the authors were Jewish, it was a multicultural region, and Greek culture was a major influence. A form of Greek was the lingua franca, which is why the texts were written in Greek, not Aramaic (the first language of some of the authors) or Latin, the language of the ruling power. Hebrew had not been in everyday use for centuries - it was a sacred language only.

Judaism was in a state of flux at the time: there was constant tension between the Jews and the Romans, culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, and there were numerous conflicting sects and interprtations. Christianity first arose in that environment.

All religions are based on a mythos, not on history as we know it. In developing their mythos, the early Christians used not only the historical Jesus, but also drew on both Jewish and Hellenic roots. That's how culture works.

Answer 3

Pagan ideas were added to the practice of Christianity as Christianity spread throughout the world, so perhaps these ideas influenced the writers of the New Testament since it wasn't put together in the form we're familiar with until the 4th Century. the central message, however, was not influenced by Paganism.

Interesting premise, but wrong. You think over the 2 thousand years of Christianity, someone wouldn't have figured out that the whole thing was a hoax? C'mon now!

Answer 4

They have also changed the Sabbath to Sunday. Does this mean that Jesus was not the Christ and that the new testament is false or is it possible that Jesus was the Christ and that the church has become corrupt? An honest and open reading of the new testament apart from the adopted pagan beliefs does not conflict with the old testament, rather it confirms the old testament.

Answer 5

So while the Christians got the trinity from Pagans, the Jews got the flood from Pagans.

Every major theme in the Bible, old or new testament is simply a recapitulation of earlier writings from other cultures; Pagan cultures.

It didn't start with the Christians. The Catholics didn't create this. Each culture takes from those before it what they need.

Answer 6

>The "New Testament" tried to change G-d from One, as in the Hebrew scriptures,

>into a “trinity”

as in Egyptian cults or the eastern religions of Hinduism

>and Buddhism .<


Does Buddhism have a god "trinity" in it?

Dobbie

Answer 7

why would Jewish scholars be interested in the authenticity of the New Testament or whether it is in Greek or Hebrew?

Are you talking about Messianic Jewish scholars? I have heard of some discussions there about that the NT was originally in Greek...but have not actually seen any copies or manuscripts, even little pieces, written in Hebrew.

And just fyi some of us do not practice any of the holidays, including Easter or Christmas as religious holidays.

Answer 8

I am Jewish and had Jewish studies as a minor in the university and I never heard that said Remember the first Christians were Jews and to a large extent Pagans and the church leaders wanted to make the new religion comfortable for the pagans

Answer 9

Not true religions and not true christians are doing it. It includes the catholics.
Read this verse in the bible
:Rev 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
jtm

Answer 10

No, they start "saying" stuff is immoral that isn't mentioned to be immoral in the bible.

Like suicide.

Answer 11

This is a crackpot website and only crackpots pay any attention to it.