![]() Theologian Thomas Aquinas explained that there are three types of biblical precepts: moral, ceremonial, and judicial. See also: Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholic doctrine regarding the Ten Commandments, and Hebrew Catholics Messianic Jews hold the view that all parts still apply to believers in Jesus and in the New Covenant. covenant theology), a minority believe that none apply, and dual-covenant theologians believe that the Old Covenant remains valid only for Jews. Most Christians, such as the Catholic Church, Reformed Churches and Methodist Churches, believe that of the Old Covenant, only parts dealing with the moral law (as opposed to ceremonial law) are still applicable (cf. Rabbinic Jews assert that Moses presented the Jewish religious laws to the Jewish people and that those laws do not apply to Gentiles (including Christians), with the exception of the Seven Laws of Noah, which (according to Rabbinic teachings) apply to all people. ![]() ![]() The Mosaic covenant or Law of Moses – which Christians generally call the "Old Covenant" (in contrast to the New Covenant) – played an important role in the origins of Christianity and has occasioned serious dispute and controversy since the beginnings of Christianity: note for example Jesus' teaching of the Law during his Sermon on the Mount and the circumcision controversy in early Christianity. Painting by Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter, d. A depiction of the Sermon on the Mount, in which Jesus commented on the Old Covenant. ![]()
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