Just finished the New Testament and I would argue that the three main takeaways are (in Robocop voice) Obey the Cops, Pay Your Taxes and Circumcision is Whack!
They were trying to make it more universal than the judaism they were grafting themselves onto. Telling somebody they have to do genital mutilation as an adult has always been a tough sell. Oh, and the New Testament is probably the most antisemetic book there is. And yes, that includes Mein Kampf.
Just finished the New Testament and I would argue that the three main takeaways are (in Robocop voice) Obey the Cops, Pay Your Taxes and Circumcision is Whack!
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They were trying to make it more universal than the judaism they were grafting themselves onto. Telling somebody they have to do genital mutilation as an adult has always been a tough sell. Oh, and the New Testament is probably the most antisemetic book there is. And yes, that includes Mein Kampf.