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Introduction

{ Good morning Miss, today we are going to talk about The New Testament or a the New Covenant of
God and Judaism to the Roman Empire }

Our goal is to explain how the story turns out under the new Laws of our God. Some of the information
in this topic explains how the Torah—the set of guidelines for Jews to follow—or Judaism in the Old
Testament transformed.

Definition of terms:

The New Testament is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and
person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christianity. It contains the gospels, which are the four
narratives of Jesus' life and death.

What is Judaism?
Judaism is the world's oldest monotheistic religion, dating back nearly 4,000 years. Followers of Judaism
believe in one God who revealed himself through ancient prophets. The history of Judaism is essential to
understanding the Jewish faith, which has a rich heritage of law, culture and tradition

In the first century AD (anno domini), Jews lived across the Roman Empire in relative harmony.
Protected by Rome and allowed to continue their religion, everything was fine until rebellion in Judaea
led to a major change in the practice of their faith.

They decreed that Jews might gather freely in thiasus (observe the Sabbath and the Jewish festivals,
send money to the Temple in Jerusalem, and enjoy autonomy in their communal affairs. Jews were also
absolved from compulsory enrollment in the Roman military.)

THIASUS
The Old Covenant is the “working arrangement” that God had with Israel. He had chosen them for a
special relationship that He did not have with any other group of people on earth.He took just a few
patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) and grew their descendants into a great nation and gave them a land
(Canaan) and His law to live by (see Exodus 20 and following).

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

 The Israelites were to remain loyal to God, obeying Him and worshipping Him alone. If they did, He
promised to bless them, and if they did not, He promised they would be chastened (see Deuteronomy
27—28). God established a sacrificial system that would allow them to be cleansed (temporarily) from
their sins—but these sacrifices had to be repeated over and over.

And even with all these accommodations, the nation as a whole was unfaithful and eventually fell under
the judgment of God.
The law under the Old Covenant was never a means to salvation; rather, it led to condemnation as
people repeatedly broke the law and violated the covenant. Jeremiah prophesied that judgment was
coming upon the nation of Israel, but he also told the nation that something better was coming:

( Jeremiah 31:31-34 )

The days are coming, declares the Lord,

when I will make a new covenant

with the people of Israel

and with the people of Judah.

It will not be like the covenant

I made with their ancestors

when I took them by the hand

to lead them out of Egypt,

because they broke my covenant,

though I was a husband to them,

declares the Lord.

This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel

after that time, declares the Lord.

I will put my law in their minds

and write it on their hearts.

I will be their God,

and they will be my people.

No longer will they teach their neighbor,

or say to one another,“Know the Lord,”

because they will all know me,

from the least of them to the greatest,

declares the Lord.

"For I will forgive their wickedness

and will remember their sins no more"

But by the love and mercy, God sent man to save us out of love and kindness for us.

In Matthew 2:1-2

"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from
the East came to Jerusalem", saying, [2] "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have
seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him."
It emphasises Jesus' role as ruler over the kingdom of God and how he died for us

[ Acts 2:23 ]

It is about God's love in sending Christ into the world to die for sinners. Peter emphasizes the sovereign
plan of God in salvation: “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of
God.

In this new covenant, God said, Israel will be restored, sins will be finally forgiven, people will know God
directly, and they will have His law written on their hearts so that they will want to obey Him. The New
Covenant sacrifice of Jesus on behalf of His people means that sins can be forgiven once and for all.
Why do we need to read the New Testament?

Reading the Bible on a regular and consistent basis has several benefits. First, the Bible shows us God's
character and provides us God's revelation of himself to his people. In each section of the Bible, we see
God's holy, unchanging, faithful, gracious and loving character.

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:

"This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their
hearts, and I will write them on their minds. Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more. And
where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary" (Hebrews 10:1–4, 11–18).

In the New Testament course, we learn of the birth and ministry of Jesus the Christ and His divine
Sonship. We learn about baptism by immersion for the remission of sins [Acts 2: 38-39]. We read of the
call of the Twelve Disciples and learn of the fatherhood of God.

“For God so loved ithe world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish
but have eternal life.

John 3:16