Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: mejicovs@eniac.seas.upenn.edu Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: the Sabbath Message-ID: Date: 27 May 91 03:25:15 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 37 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu (Thomas Blake) writes: >> mejicovs@eniac.seas.upenn.edu writes: >>ps. I hope this doesn't get taken badly, I just want to correct the >>common misrepresentation of the Jews as the mean, nasty people who >>follow the lifeless Law (none of these are true). >Well, obviously some of the Jews have misunderstood the intent of the >Law, as have some Christians. It was the Jews' understanding of the Law >which Jesus sought to correct, (since they were the only ones living >under the law at that point). I think what you meant to say was that Xians believe that Jews have misinterpreted the Law :-). The other makes you sound mighty condescending. Obviously the Jews don't see it that way themselves, and you can't really prove any differently. >It is this picking and choosing among the laws which so bothers me. >"You must obey *this* law!" "I need not obey this other law!" In this >way, we strain out gnats, and swallow camels! (Never let it be said >Jesus didn't have a sense of humor.) What are you talking about? I don't know of any laws that it is possible to follow today that aren't taught and followed by Orthodox Jews (and some of the other sects too!). Out of respect to this forum I have set follow-ups for this to talk.religion.misc. This discussion has been going on over there for a little while now. James mejicovs@eniac.seas.upenn.edu [I suspect the latter comment is directed at Christians who are claiming that we have to obey some portions of the Law. --clh]