Is the New Testament so new?

[G L Wilson]

"...and there is no new thing under the sun." Ecclesiastes 1: 9

[BienvenuJDC]

It is in comparison to the OLD Testament. There are TWO Testaments, and the NEW Testament is the more recent one.

[cl154576]

I suppose it depends on the context in which one evaluates it, but that's rather obvious. Did you have any intended purpose for this thread?

[G L Wilson]

I suppose it depends on the context in which one evaluates it.

"He that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man." 1 Corinthians 2: 15

To put the Bible into context, it's all a matter of hygiene.

[BienvenuJDC]

To put the Bible into context, it's all a matter of hygiene.

You don't use Biblical passages in context though.

[G L Wilson]

You don't use Biblical passages in context though.

I am a humanist, sir, it is my right to use the Bible in any manner I see fit.

[BienvenuJDC]

I am a humanist, sir, it is my right to use the Bible in any manner I see fit.

You have the right to attempt to do anything, but that doesn't make your conclusions correct.

[G L Wilson]

You have the right to attempt to do anything, but that doesn't make your conclusions correct.

If I propose a conclusion, you may reject it or not as you see fit. I am not a tyrant. I don't propose that my conclusions are necessarily correct, I only wish them to be considered.