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yichusdik
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Mexipal, I disagree with nearly every single thing that ready now has had to say on this topic, but on one thing I agree. The “new testament” is not a piece of literature for Jews to read. period. The only circumstances in which it could possibly be read is by countermissionaries so as to know how to fight the pernicious campaigns of those trying to convert Jews.

As to your assertion that parts were written in hebrew – almost certainly not true, as even if it wasn’t written in greek or aramaic in its entirety, there isn’t a single extant complete version of it prior to 325 CE, so you wouldn’t be able to prove it. Every element of it was redacted by the Pauline church, and all of it was turned to the purpose of differentiating from, vilifying, and demonizing the Jews. It is full of falsehoods and internal contradictions, and even its grammar in its original greek is bad.

Most importantly, half of it was written in the name of and all influenced by a man whose mission in life was to lie and kill and demonize Jews. Paul was an evil man, and that book is his legacy.