Abstract

VILA PORRAS, Carolina. The Idea of Jewish Law in the New Testament and the Idea Jesus Had of it. Cuest. teol. [online]. 2015, vol.42, n.98, pp.483-510. ISSN 0120-131X.

Abstract Based on a document analysis in the discipline of biblical theology, the article examines the idea of Jewish Law found in some books of the New Testament (Mathew, Paul, Letter to Hebrews, and James) that, according to the Pontifical Biblical Commission (2002), are the ones that exhibit a theological thought about the meaning of law after the coming of Jesus. At the same time, the development of the meaning of the law in the New Testament explains the idea that Jesus had of it. The aim of Jesus with his project of life was not to reject or deny the essential value of law. On the contrary, he used it to highlight the fact that to observe the law and to follow the teachings of the prophets depends on the compliance of the double commandment of loving God and the neighbor.

Keywords : Jewish Law; New Testament; Jesus; Commandment of Love; Neighbor.

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