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8. What do Jewish people believe about the New Testament? For the most part, it is totally rejected by the Jewish community. They believe that it is totally irrelevant and that it doesn’t offer anything for them. It is viewed as a book that only has relevance for the Gentiles. How can we help Jewish people see that the New Testament is important for them and that it has a tremendous amount to offer them? A. Help them to see that the New Testament has a strong Jewish flavor to it. How do we go about doing that? First, let them know that all of the writers of the New Testament were Jewish, (with the possible exception of Luke). Second, help them to see how often the Jewish people (Israel) and Jewish things are mentioned. We need to be up front and let them know that sometimes the Jewish people are mentioned in a negative light just as they are in the Old Testament. You can mention that 17 of the 27 New Testament books quote the Old Testament. Let them know that the New Testament writers refer to at least 161 Old Testament events and quote from over 246 O. T. passages. To help you be better equipped to minister to a Jewish person and help them see the relevancy of the New Testament, what are some of the events that the New Testament refers to?
Ten O.T. verses most frequently cited in N.T.
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