THE_AT0 OLD_AJ0 TESTAMENT_NN1 HAS_VHZ BEEN_VBN RENDERED_VVN PERMANENTLY_AV0 OBSOLETE_AJ0 
This_DT0 mistruth_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 doozy_NN1 ._SENT Whole_AJ0 books_NN2 —_PUN lots_PNI of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN in_PRP fact_NN1 —_PUN have_VHB been_VBN written_VVN both_AV0 for_PRP and_CJC against_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 's_POS obsolescence_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 hope_VVI to_TO0 do_VDI justice_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 importance_NN1 and_CJC depth_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 subject_NN1 here_AV0 ._SENT Even_AV0 so_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 mistruth_NN1 must_VM0 be_VBI treated_VVN if_CJS only_AV0 because_CJS it_PNP ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 question_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 's_POS boringness_NN1 (_PUL Mistruth_NN1 2_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN helps_VVZ to_TO0 explain_VVI Mistruth_NP0 1_CRD :_PUN why_AVQ some_DT0 people_NN0 think_VVB the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 is_VBZ "_PUQ someone_PNI else_AV0 's_POS mail_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 grand_AJ0 scheme_NN1 of_PRF things_NN2 ,_PUN Mistruth_NN1 3_CRD may_VM0 well_AV0 be_VBI the_AT0 most_AV0 pervasive_AJ0 of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 mistruths_NN2 we_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN misled_VVN to_TO0 believe_VVI about_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS Mistruth_NN1 3_CRD can_VM0 get_VVI set_VVN straight_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF other_AJ0 problems_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 disappear_VVB ._SENT Since_PRP Mistruth_NP0 3_CRD is_VBZ such_DT0 a_AT0 big_AJ0 issue_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 very_AV0 large_AJ0 mistake_NN1 to_TO0 correct_VVI —_PUN things_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB said_VVN in_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 other_AJ0 chapters_NN2 of_PRF this_DT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 the_AT0 book_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 whole_NN1 ,_PUN can_VM0 be_VBI seen_VVN as_PRP addressing_VVG it_PNP in_PRP one_CRD way_NN1 or_CJC another_DT0 ._SENT 
Let_VVB 's_POS begin_VVB ,_PUN though_CJS ,_PUN with_PRP why_AVQ someone_PNI might_VM0 assert_VVI that_CJT the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN rendered_VVN permanently_AV0 obsolete_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 answer_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ because_CJS of_PRF things_NN2 we_PNP 've_VHB heard_VVN or_CJC been_VBN taught_VVN —_PUN that_CJT we_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN misled_VVN to_TO0 believe_VVI —_PUN but_CJC those_DT0 things_NN2 come_VVB from_PRP somewhere_AV0 ._SENT In_PRP this_DT0 particular_AJ0 case_NN1 they_PNP come_VVB ,_PUN no_AT0 doubt_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP many_DT0 places_NN2 —_PUN once_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN too_AV0 many_DT0 to_PRP list_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC here_AV0 are_VBB a_AT0 few_DT0 examples_NN2 :_PUN 
•_PUN The_AT0 language_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ new_AJ0 covenant_NN1 "_PUQ used_VVN in_PRP texts_NN2 like_PRP Luke_NP0 22_CRD :_PUN 20_CRD ,_PUN 1_CRD Corinthians_NN2 11_CRD :_PUN 25_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC 2_CRD Corinthians_NN2 3_CRD :_PUN 6_CRD ,_PUN implies_VVZ an_AT0 "_PUQ old_AJ0 covenant_NN1 "_PUQ that_DT0 is_VBZ ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT well_AV0 ,_PUN old_AJ0 and_CJC ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 result_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 nearly_AV0 as_CJS good_AJ0 ._SENT Hebrews_NN2 8_CRD :_PUN 13_CRD makes_VVZ the_AT0 comparison_NN1 explicit_AJ0 when_CJS it_PNP says_VVZ :_PUN "_PUQ In_PRP speaking_VVG of_PRF '_PUQ a_AT0 new_AJ0 covenant_NN1 ,_PUN '_PUQ he_PNP [_PUL God_NP0 ]_PUR has_VHZ made_VVN the_AT0 first_ORD one_PNI obsolete_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC what_DTQ is_VBZ obsolete_AJ0 and_CJC growing_AJ0 old_AJ0 will_VM0 soon_AV0 disappear_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ Could_VM0 anything_PNI be_VBI more_AV0 clear_AJ0 ?_SENT 
•_PUN This_DT0 language_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ new_AJ0 covenant_NN1 "_PUQ is_VBZ actually_AV0 where_AVQ the_AT0 term_NN1 "_PUQ New_AJ0 Testament_NN1 "_PUQ comes_VVZ from_PRP (_PUL because_CJS of_PRF the_AT0 frequent_AJ0 Latin_AJ0 translation_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ covenant_NN1 "_PUQ as_PRP testamentum_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 "_PUQ New_AJ0 "_PUQ Testament_NN1 ,_PUN no_AT0 less_DT0 than_CJS the_AT0 "_PUQ new_AJ0 "_PUQ covenant_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 only_AV0 implies_VVZ an_AT0 older_AJC version_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP often_AV0 implies_VVZ (_PUL if_CJS not_XX0 asserts_VVZ )_PUR that_CJT the_AT0 old_AJ0 one_PNI is_VBZ no_AV0 longer_AV0 in_PRP effect_NN1 ._SENT Look_VVB ,_PUN again_AV0 ,_PUN at_PRP Hebrews_NN2 8_CRD :_PUN 13._CRD 
•_PUN There_EX0 are_VBB numerous_AJ0 places_NN2 where_AVQ the_AT0 New_AJ0 Testament_NN1 appears_VVZ to_TO0 contrast_VVI things_NN2 found_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 with_PRP something_PNI different_AJ0 and_CJC presumably_AV0 better_AV0 ._SENT A_AT0 famous_AJ0 instance_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 so-called_AJ0 "_PUQ antitheses_NN2 "_PUQ found_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Sermon_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Mount_NN1 ._SENT There_AV0 Jesus_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ You_PNP have_VHB heard_VVN it_PNP said_VVD ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT "_PUQ (_PUL Matt_NP0 ._SENT 5_CRD :_PUN 21_CRD ,_PUN 27_CRD ,_PUN 31_CRD ,_PUN 33_CRD ,_PUN 38_CRD ,_PUN 43_CRD )_PUR before_PRP contrasting_VVG that_CJT prior_AJ0 word_NN1 with_PRP ,_PUN "_PUQ but_CJC I_PNP say_VVB to_PRP you_PNP ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT "_PUQ (_PUL Matt_NP0 ._SENT 5_CRD :_PUN 22_CRD ,_PUN 28_CRD ,_PUN 32_CRD ,_PUN 34_CRD ,_PUN 39_CRD ,_PUN 44_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Another_DT0 instance_NN1 might_VM0 be_VBI Jesus_NP0 '_POS statement_NN1 about_PRP not_XX0 putting_VVG new_AJ0 wine_NN1 into_PRP old_AJ0 wineskins_NN2 (_PUL Matt_NP0 ._SENT 9_CRD :_PUN 17_CRD ;_PUN Mark_NP0 2_CRD :_PUN 22_CRD ;_PUN Luke_NP0 5_CRD :_PUN 37_CRD –_PUN 38_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
•_PUN There_EX0 are_VBB various_AJ0 institutions_NN2 and_CJC practices_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD central_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 that_CJT are_VBB no_AV0 longer_AV0 operative_AJ0 within_PRP Christianity_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Temple_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT0 obvious_AJ0 example_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS is_VBZ the_AT0 practice_NN1 of_PRF making_VVG sacrifices_NN2 of_PRF animals_NN2 ,_PUN special_AJ0 dietary_AJ0 legislation_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 forth_AV0 ._SENT 
These_DT0 examples_NN2 are_VBB significant_AJ0 and_CJC are_VBB not_XX0 isolated_AJ0 ._SENT More_DT0 could_VM0 be_VBI said_VVN under_PRP each_DT0 point_NN1 and_CJC additional_AJ0 points_NN2 added_VVN ._SENT 
The_AT0 problem_NN1 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ that_CJT these_DT0 points_NN2 (_PUL and_CJC any_DT0 others_NN2 that_CJT might_VM0 be_VBI factored_VVN in_PRP )_PUR tell_VVB only_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 story_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC certainly_AV0 not_XX0 all_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT Consider_VVB the_AT0 following_AJ0 items_NN2 in_PRP light_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 previous_AJ0 list_NN1 :_PUN 
Old_AJ0 Does_VDZ n't_XX0 Mean_VVI Bad_AJ0 
"_PUQ Old_AJ0 "_PUQ need_VM0 n't_XX0 mean_VVI "_PUQ out_AVP of_PRF date_NN1 "_PUQ or_CJC "_PUQ obsolete_AJ0 "_PUQ or_CJC the_AT0 like_AV0 ._SENT As_CJS for_PRP Hebrews_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS explicit_AJ0 as_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ on_PRP this_DT0 matter_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP remains_VVZ the_AT0 case_NN1 that_CJT Hebrews_NN2 is_VBZ profoundly_AV0 indebted_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 throughout_AV0 ._SENT Jesus_NP0 is_VBZ a_AT0 new_AJ0 Melchizedek_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 new_AJ0 high_AJ0 priest_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 accent_NN1 in_PRP that_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF presentation_NN1 is_VBZ as_AV0 much_AV0 on_PRP Melchizedek_NP0 or_CJC high_AJ0 priest_NN1 as_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ on_AV0 new_AJ0 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 ancient_AJ0 world_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN newness_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 equated_VVN with_PRP "_PUQ right_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ good_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ or_CJC "_PUQ better_AJC "_PUQ ;_PUN in_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 opposite_NN1 was_VBD frequently_AV0 the_AT0 case_NN1 ._SENT Heresies_NN2 were_VBD often_AV0 shunned_VVN precisely_AV0 because_CJS they_PNP were_VBD "_PUQ new_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 which_DTQ was_VBD "_PUQ old_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ in_PRP the_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF tried_AJ0 and_CJC true_AJ0 ,_PUN was_VBD better_AJC —_PUN best_AV0 to_TO0 stick_VVI with_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT In_PRP this_DT0 light_NN1 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 we_PNP should_VM0 replace_VVI the_AT0 adjective_NN1 "_PUQ old_AJ0 "_PUQ in_PRP Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 term_NN1 like_PRP "_PUQ ancient_AJ0 "_PUQ in_PRP the_AT0 best_AJS sense_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 word_NN1 :_PUN elder_AJC ,_PUN venerable_AJ0 ,_PUN authoritative_AJ0 ._SENT 
Beyond_PRP Hebrews_NN2 specifically_AV0 ,_PUN Mistruth_NP0 1_CRD noted_VVD how_AVQ thoroughly_AV0 dependent_AJ0 the_AT0 New_AJ0 Testament_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 in_PRP terms_NN2 of_PRF citation_NN1 and_CJC allusion_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 example_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD cited_VVN there_AV0 concerned_AJ0 how_AVQ the_AT0 Gospel_NN1 of_PRF Matthew_NP0 repeatedly_AV0 states_VVZ that_CJT one_CRD thing_NN1 or_CJC another_DT0 took_VVD place_NN1 "_PUQ in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 fulfill_VVI "_PUQ what_DTQ had_VHD been_VBN written_VVN before_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 (_PUL see_VVB Matt_NP0 ._SENT 1_CRD :_PUN 22_CRD ;_PUN 2_CRD :_PUN 15_CRD ,_PUN 23_CRD ;_PUN 4_CRD :_PUN 14_CRD ;_PUN 8_CRD :_PUN 17_CRD ;_PUN 12_CRD :_PUN 17_CRD ;_PUN 13_CRD :_PUN 35_CRD ;_PUN 21_CRD :_PUN 4_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
New_NP0 Does_VDZ n't_XX0 Mean_VVI Christian_AJ0 
As_CJS surprising_AJ0 as_CJS it_PNP may_VM0 be_VBI to_TO0 hear_VVI ,_PUN the_AT0 language_NN1 and_CJC concept_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 "_PUQ new_AJ0 covenant_NN1 "_PUQ occurs_VVZ for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 not_XX0 in_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 Testament_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 !_SENT The_AT0 key_AJ0 passage_NN1 is_VBZ Jeremiah_NP0 31_CRD :_PUN 31_CRD –_PUN 34_CRD :_PUN 
The_AT0 days_NN2 are_VBB surely_AV0 coming_VVG ,_PUN says_VVZ the_AT0 LORD_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP will_VM0 make_VVI a_AT0 new_AJ0 covenant_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 of_PRF Israel_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 house_NN1 of_PRF Judah_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP will_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI like_PRP the_AT0 covenant_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP made_VVD with_PRP their_DPS ancestors_NN2 when_CJS I_PNP took_VVD them_PNP by_PRP the_AT0 hand_NN1 to_TO0 bring_VVI them_PNP out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 land_NN1 of_PRF Egypt_NP0 —_PUN a_AT0 covenant_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP broke_VVD ,_PUN though_CJS I_PNP was_VBD their_DPS husband_NN1 ,_PUN says_VVZ the_AT0 LORD_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 covenant_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP will_VM0 make_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 of_PRF Israel_NP0 after_PRP those_DT0 days_NN2 ,_PUN says_VVZ the_AT0 LORD_NN1 :_PUN I_PNP will_VM0 put_VVI my_DPS law_NN1 within_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP will_VM0 write_VVI it_PNP on_PRP their_DPS hearts_NN2 ;_PUN and_CJC I_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI their_DPS God_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP shall_VM0 be_VBI my_DPS people_NN0 ._SENT No_ITJ longer_AV0 shall_VM0 they_PNP teach_VVI one_PNI another_DT0 ,_PUN or_CJC say_VVB to_PRP each_DT0 other_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Know_VVB the_AT0 LORD_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ for_CJS they_PNP shall_VM0 all_AV0 know_VVI me_PNP ,_PUN from_PRP the_AT0 least_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 greatest_AJS ,_PUN says_VVZ the_AT0 LORD_NN1 ;_PUN for_CJS I_PNP will_VM0 forgive_VVI their_DPS iniquity_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC remember_VVB their_DPS sin_NN1 no_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT 
This_DT0 passage_NN1 states_VVZ that_CJT God_NP0 gives_VVZ "_PUQ the_AT0 New_AJ0 Covenant_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL even_AV0 "_PUQ the_AT0 New_AJ0 Testament_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ in_PRP light_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Latin_AJ0 testamentum_NN1 )_PUR first_ORD and_CJC foremost_AJS to_PRP Israel_NP0 ,_PUN not_XX0 to_PRP Christians_NN2 after_PRP the_AT0 coming_NN1 of_PRF Christ_NP0 ._SENT In_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 passage_NN1 I_PNP cited_VVD from_PRP Hebrews_NN2 8_CRD :_PUN 13_CRD follows_VVZ directly_AV0 upon_PRP a_AT0 citation_NN1 of_PRF Jeremiah_NP0 31_CRD :_PUN 31_CRD –_PUN 34_CRD (_PUL see_VVB Hebrews_NN2 8_CRD :_PUN 8_CRD –_PUN 12_CRD )_PUR ._SENT That_DT0 means_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 author_NN1 of_PRF Hebrews_NN2 depends_VVZ upon_PRP Jeremiah_NP0 31_CRD to_TO0 make_VVI his_DPS point_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP also_AV0 means_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 author_NN1 's_POS point_NN1 —_PUN about_PRP an_AT0 old_AJ0 way_NN1 of_PRF relating_VVG to_PRP God_NP0 that_CJT is_VBZ passing_VVG away_AV0 —_PUN applies_VVZ already_AV0 to_PRP Israel_NP0 ,_PUN within_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD exactly_AV0 Jeremiah_NP0 's_POS point_NN1 long_AV0 before_CJS Hebrews_NN2 was_VBD written_VVN ._SENT And_CJC it_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 just_AV0 Jeremiah_NP0 's_POS point_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ God_NP0 's_POS point_NN1 ,_PUN since_CJS God_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 one_PNI talking_VVG about_PRP "_PUQ the_AT0 New_AJ0 Covenant_NN1 /_PUN Testament_NN1 "_PUQ in_PRP Jeremiah_NP0 31._CRD As_CJS for_PRP the_AT0 endurance_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 covenant_NN1 with_PRP Israel_NP0 —_PUN its_DPS liveliness_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 its_DPS obsolescence_NN1 —_PUN no_AV0 less_AV0 an_AT0 Apostle_NN1 than_CJS Paul_NP0 said_VVD about_PRP that_DT0 covenant_NN1 that_CJT "_PUQ the_AT0 gifts_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 calling_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 are_VBB irrevocable_AJ0 "_PUQ (_PUL Rom._NP0 11_CRD :_PUN 29_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Or_CJC ,_PUN to_TO0 quote_VVI Jesus_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ salvation_NN1 is_VBZ from_PRP the_AT0 Jews_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL John_NP0 4_CRD :_PUN 22_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Jesus_NP0 Was_VBD n't_XX0 Replacing_VVG the_AT0 Old_AJ0 
With_PRP regard_NN1 to_PRP New_AJ0 Testament_NN1 passages_NN2 that_CJT seem_VVB to_TO0 denigrate_VVI the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 ,_PUN things_NN2 are_VBB n't_XX0 always_AV0 what_DTQ they_PNP seem_VVB ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 case_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 "_PUQ antitheses_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ not_XX0 all_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP can_VM0 be_VBI located_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 exactly_AV0 —_PUN some_DT0 may_VM0 be_VBI interpretations_NN2 of_PRF some_DT0 of_PRF that_DT0 material_NN1 (_PUL whether_CJS by_PRP Jesus_NP0 or_CJC by_PRP others_NN2 at_PRP his_DPS time_NN1 )_PUR since_CJS they_PNP are_VBB n't_XX0 direct_AJ0 citations_NN2 ._SENT Or_CJC some_DT0 may_VM0 be_VBI pieces_NN2 of_PRF contemporaneous_AJ0 material_NN1 that_CJT did_VDD n't_XX0 end_VVI up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 Bible_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 line_NN1 about_PRP hating_VVG your_DPS enemy_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 prime_AJ0 example_NN1 (_PUL Matt_NP0 ._SENT 5_CRD :_PUN 43_CRD )_PUR :_PUN that_DT0 just_AV0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 found_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 ._SENT Conversely_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 positive_AJ0 injunctions_NN2 by_PRP Jesus_NP0 are_VBB often_AV0 found_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 ._SENT Note_VVB ,_PUN for_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN Matthew_NP0 5_CRD :_PUN 39_CRD :_PUN 
"_PUQ But_CJC I_PNP say_VVB to_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN Do_VDB not_XX0 resist_VVI an_AT0 evildoer_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC if_CJS anyone_PNI strikes_VVZ you_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 cheek_NN1 ,_PUN turn_VVB the_AT0 other_NN1 also_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
A_AT0 laudable_AJ0 and_CJC justly_AV0 famous_AJ0 verse_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 be_VBI sure_AJ0 !_SENT But_CJC now_AV0 let_VVB 's_VBZ compare_VVI it_PNP to_PRP some_DT0 equally_AV0 laudable_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC far_AV0 less_AV0 well-known_AJ0 texts_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 :_PUN 
Proverbs_NN2 20_CRD :_PUN 22_CRD :_PUN "_PUQ Do_VDB not_XX0 say_VVI ,_PUN '_PUQ I_PNP will_VM0 repay_VVI evil_AJ0 '_PUQ ;_PUN wait_VVB for_PRP the_AT0 LORD_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP will_VM0 help_VVI you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Proverbs_NN2 24_CRD :_PUN 29_CRD :_PUN "_PUQ Do_VDB not_XX0 say_VVI ,_PUN '_PUQ I_PNP will_VM0 do_VDI to_PRP others_NN2 as_CJS they_PNP have_VHB done_VDN to_PRP me_PNP ;_PUN I_PNP will_VM0 pay_VVI them_PNP back_AVP for_PRP what_DTQ they_PNP have_VHB done_VDN ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ 
Isaiah_NP0 50_CRD :_PUN 6_CRD :_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP gave_VVD my_DPS back_NN1 to_PRP those_DT0 who_PNQ struck_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC my_DPS cheeks_NN2 to_PRP those_DT0 who_PNQ pulled_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 beard_NN1 ;_PUN I_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 hide_VVI my_DPS face_NN1 from_PRP insult_NN1 and_CJC spitting_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
Lamentations_NN2 3_CRD :_PUN 30_CRD :_PUN "_PUQ [_PUL It_PNP is_VBZ good_AJ0 ]_PUR to_TO0 give_VVI one_PNI 's_POS cheek_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 smiter_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC be_VBI filled_VVN with_PRP insults_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
These_DT0 verses_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 suggest_VVB that_CJT Jesus_NP0 's_POS various_AJ0 "_PUQ but_CJC I_PNP say_VVB to_PRP you_PNP "_PUQ statements_NN2 might_VM0 have_VHI continued_VVN on_AVP with_PRP "_PUQ because_CJS I_PNP read_VVB it_PNP in_PRP our_DPS Scriptures_NN2 !_SENT "_PUQ (_PUL which_DTQ are_VBB ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 ;_PUN see_VVB Mistruth_NN1 1_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Still_AV0 further_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP many_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 "_PUQ antitheses_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL which_DTQ ,_PUN by_PRP now_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP see_VVB is_VBZ n't_XX0 a_AT0 good_AJ0 name_NN1 for_PRP these_DT0 statements_NN2 )_PUR Jesus_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 really_AV0 against_PRP the_AT0 prior_AJ0 (_PUL Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 )_PUR statement_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN but_CJC heavily_AV0 in_PRP favor_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ shown_VVN by_PRP how_AVQ his_DPS rearticulation_NN1 frequently_AV0 makes_VVZ the_AT0 imperative_NN1 even_AV0 more_AV0 ethically_AV0 demanding_AJ0 ._SENT Not_XX0 just_AV0 avoidance_NN1 of_PRF murder_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC also_AV0 avoidance_NN1 of_PRF anger_NN1 (_PUL Matt_NP0 ._SENT 5_CRD :_PUN 21_CRD –_PUN 26_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Not_XX0 just_AV0 avoidance_NN1 of_PRF adultery_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC also_AV0 avoidance_NN1 of_PRF lust_NN1 (_PUL Matt_NP0 ._SENT 5_CRD :_PUN 27_CRD –_PUN 30_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Jesus_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 doing_VDG away_AV0 with_PRP the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 commandments_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ making_VVG them_PNP harder_AJC ._SENT Maybe_AV0 that_DT0 is_VBZ why_AVQ ,_PUN very_AV0 early_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 Sermon_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Mount_NN1 —_PUN prior_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD "_PUQ antithesis_NN1 "_PUQ —_PUN Jesus_NP0 says_VVZ :_PUN 
Do_VDB not_XX0 think_VVI that_CJT I_PNP have_VHB come_VVN to_TO0 abolish_VVI the_AT0 law_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 prophets_NN2 ;_PUN I_PNP have_VHB come_VVN not_XX0 to_TO0 abolish_VVI but_CJC to_TO0 fulfill_VVI ._SENT For_PRP truly_AV0 I_PNP tell_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN until_PRP heaven_NN1 and_CJC earth_NN1 pass_VVB away_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 one_CRD letter_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 one_CRD stroke_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 letter_NN1 ,_PUN will_VM0 pass_VVI from_PRP the_AT0 law_NN1 until_CJS all_DT0 is_VBZ accomplished_AJ0 ._SENT Therefore_AV0 ,_PUN whoever_PNQ breaks_VVZ one_PNI of_PRF the_AT0 least_AV0 of_PRF these_DT0 commandments_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC teaches_VVZ others_NN2 to_TO0 do_VDI the_AT0 same_DT0 ,_PUN will_VM0 be_VBI called_VVN least_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 kingdom_NN1 of_PRF heaven_NN1 ;_PUN but_CJC whoever_PNQ does_VDZ them_PNP and_CJC teaches_VVZ them_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI called_VVN great_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 kingdom_NN1 of_PRF heaven_NN1 ._SENT For_CJS I_PNP tell_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN unless_CJS your_DPS righteousness_NN1 exceeds_VVZ that_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 scribes_NN2 and_CJC Pharisees_NN2 ,_PUN you_PNP will_VM0 never_AV0 enter_VVI the_AT0 kingdom_NN1 of_PRF heaven_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL Matt_NP0 ._SENT 5_CRD :_PUN 17_CRD –_PUN 20_CRD )_PUR 
As_CJS for_PRP the_AT0 new_AJ0 wine_NN1 bit_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP Luke_NP0 's_POS account_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 saying_NN1 ,_PUN Jesus_NP0 immediately_AV0 points_VVZ out_AVP that_CJT aged_PRP wine_NN1 tastes_NN2 better_AV0 :_PUN "_PUQ And_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI after_PRP drinking_VVG old_AJ0 wine_NN1 desires_VVZ new_AJ0 wine_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC says_VVZ ,_PUN '_PUQ The_AT0 old_AJ0 is_VBZ good_AJ0 '_POS "_PUQ (_PUL Luke_NP0 5_CRD :_PUN 39_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Discontinued_VVN ,_PUN Not_XX0 Rejected_VVN 
What_DTQ about_PRP "_PUQ obsolete_AJ0 "_PUQ institutions_NN2 like_PRP the_AT0 temple_NN1 and_CJC sacrifice_NN1 ?_SENT Ancient_AJ0 Israel_NP0 also_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 deal_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 absence_NN1 of_PRF such_DT0 things_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 Babylonian_AJ0 exile_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ the_AT0 exiles_NN2 had_VHD no_AT0 access_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Temple_NN1 in_PRP Jerusalem_NP0 or_CJC to_PRP the_AT0 sacrificial_AJ0 system_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 same_DT0 is_VBZ true_AJ0 for_PRP Judaism_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 destruction_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Second_ORD Temple_NN1 in_PRP 70_CRD CE_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC quite_AV0 apart_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 exile_NN1 (_PUL or_CJC diaspora_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Testament_NN1 is_VBZ quite_AV0 clear_AJ0 —_PUN repeatedly_AV0 —_PUN that_CJT God_NP0 cannot_NP0 be_VBI limited_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 Temple_NN1 (_PUL see_VVB 2_CRD Sam_NP0 ._SENT 7_CRD :_PUN 4_CRD –_PUN 7_CRD ;_PUN Ezek_NP0 ._SENT 1_CRD –_PUN 3_CRD ,_PUN 7_CRD –_PUN 10_CRD ;_PUN Isa_NP0 ._SENT 6_CRD ,_PUN 66_CRD :_PUN 1_CRD ;_PUN Ps_ZZ0 ._SENT 2_CRD :_PUN 4_CRD ;_PUN etc._AV0 )_PUR ,_PUN that_CJT the_AT0 Temple_NN1 is_VBZ no_AT0 "_PUQ get_VVB out_AVP of_PRF jail_NN1 free_AJ0 card_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL Jer_NP0 ._SENT 7_CRD :_PUN 1_CRD –_PUN 15_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 sacrifice_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 (_PUL and_CJC not_XX0 unrelatedly_AV0 )_PUR ,_PUN is_VBZ not_XX0 ultimately_AV0 what_DTQ matters_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS Samuel_NP0 tells_VVZ King_NP0 Saul_NP0 :_PUN "_PUQ Surely_AV0 ,_PUN to_TO0 obey_VVI is_VBZ better_AJC than_CJS sacrifice_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC to_TO0 heed_VVI than_CJS the_AT0 fat_NN1 of_PRF rams_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL 1_CRD Sam_NP0 ._SENT 15_CRD :_PUN 22b_CRD )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 psalmists_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 Prophets_NN2 line_VVB up_AVP to_TO0 say_VVI the_AT0 same_DT0 (_PUL see_VVB ,_PUN e.g._AV0 ,_PUN Ps_NP0 ._SENT 40_CRD :_PUN 6_CRD ;_PUN 50_CRD :_PUN 7_CRD –_PUN 15_CRD ,_PUN 23_CRD ;_PUN 51_CRD :_PUN 16_CRD –_PUN 17_CRD ;_PUN Isa_NP0 ._SENT 1_CRD :_PUN 11_CRD –_PUN 17_CRD ;_PUN Amos_NP0 5_CRD :_PUN 21_CRD –_PUN 24_CRD ;_PUN etc._AV0 )_PUR ._SENT 
The_AT0 problem_NN1 with_PRP Mistruth_NP0 3_CRD ,_PUN therefore_AV0 ,_PUN like_PRP so_AV0 many_DT0 other_AJ0 cases_NN2 of_PRF misinformation_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ that_CJT it_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 tell_VVI us_PNP the_AT0 whole_AJ0 truth_NN1 and_CJC nothing_PNI but_CJC the_AT0 truth_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC only_AV0 a_AT0 small_AJ0 little_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT Mistruth_NN1 3_CRD is_VBZ n't_XX0 completely_AV0 wrong_AJ0 in_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 details_NN2 it_PNP cites_VVZ on_PRP its_DPS behalf_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC despite_PRP that_DT0 fact_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ still_AV0 deadly_AJ0 wrong_NN1 ._SENT Such_DT0 a_AT0 careless_AJ0 ,_PUN undisciplined_AJ0 laissez-faire_NN1 attitude_NN1 toward_PRP the_AT0 whole_AJ0 truth_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 serious_AJ0 problem_NN1 —_PUN not_XX0 only_AV0 to_PRP Scripture_NN1 but_CJC to_PRP truth_NN1 itself_PNX ._SENT 
