August 9, 2026 · Matthew 5:17–20

The Old Testament and the Talmud

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

“So I started asking myself a lot of questions, and then I started to see these questions pop up. I don't know if you've seen this : should we even call it Judeo-Christian culture? Should you just say Christian, get rid of the Judeo part of it? … And I'm like — the Ten Commandments are still Jewish. This is the kind of thing we are facing right now. That's why I'm passionate about trying to talk through it. And the question of the authority of what I'd call the Hebrew Scriptures is where you have to begin in order to deal with these complicated questions about the Jewish foundation of our faith as Christians.”