The Books of the New Testament
| Destruction of the Temple (70 CE) |
| Sacrificial worship of Yahweh ceased forever |
| Both Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism a response to this event |
| Defining period for early Christianity |
| The four gospels (written in Greek) |
| oral traditions in Aramaic |
| Structure and events of the Tanakh serve as paradigms for the NT |
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| Tanakh (OT) |
New Testament |
| Historical books: Genesis to Kings |
Historical books: Mark to Acts |
| Prophetic books |
Letters of Paul |
| The Writings |
Other Letters |
| Historical books: Nehemiah and Chronicles |
A Post-historical book: Revelations |
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| Tanakh (OT) |
New Testament |
| Temptation of Adam and Eve |
Temptation of Jesus |
| Israelites spend 40 years in desert |
Jesus spends 40 days and nights in desert |
| 12 tribes |
12 apostles |
| Pharaoh slays Israelites' sons |
Herod slays the Innocents |
| Moses survives slaying |
Jesus survives slaying |
| Exodus out of Egypt |
Jesus' family returns from Egypt |
| First-born sons spared at Passover |
Jesus slain at Passover |
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| Prophecies reinterpreted as prophecies of Jesus: |
| Songs of the suffering servant: Isaiah, esp. 52:13 to 53:12 |
| frequently quoted, e.g. Matt. 8:17 |
| "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases." |
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