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Now, later on, Jesus /does/ supercede the Law, when He established the new covenant of grace.
That's pretty much what I said in the first 2 thing you quoted from me.
Jesus disobeyed his father's wishes and laws. Or Jesus as god or part of god, changed his mind on the senseless killings he demanded with his previous laws.
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Second, unlike modern criminal-codes, some of the laws in the Law of Moses were written mainly to establish moral principles -- i.e., even though they *can* be literally enforced, their main purpose is to serve as platforms for other teachings.
I have never heard anyone offer proof of this.
We know from the bible and other historical records that they were a violent and vile people. So to say that they used their laws to "teach" seems to odd to say the least. The only "teaching" they did with their laws was to show that they will kill anyone who disobeys them.
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