The AI that I used denied that the Law of Moses was a technical document. I would dispute that, and owe the response to a more common, liberal approach to Judaism.
This AI distinguished the Law of Moses from a modern technical document by asserting that the Law of Moses was more of an "instruction" for how to live life in covenant with God, as opposed to detailed requirements in an isolated context.
In reality, though, regardless of whether the Law was applying to technical requirements in some limited application or in matters of living generally, the fact remains that the Law was very technical and certainly was a document. It being a covenant did not change its status in this regard whatsoever.
A subset of the Law of Moses were the 10 Commandments. Reference is made in Scriptures to the 10 Commandments as "the Law of Moses," but this did not mean they were exclusively the Law of Moses.
Rather, the Law of Moses included both the 10 Commandments and the full assortment of technical requirements for Israel to live in covenant relationship with God. The New Covenant has no such technical details, involving Temple Worship, instructions about making offerings and sacrifices, and details involving the priestly services.
Instead, the New Covenant places obedience to Christ as front and center, with reliance upon a discernment of the Spirit to know how God's Law comes to change and direct our heart. If the Law and the 10 Commandments play a role at all in the New Covenant it is as a superficial external framework for depicting godly morality and divine spirituality.
The New Covenant is therefore more doctrinal than legal, and is every much a covenant as the Law was. The difference is that the New Covenant promises Eternal Life, whereas the Old Covenant merely hoped for it and lived in hope of it.
The Old Covenant was a temporary relationship with God until Christ's Sacrifice could make the relationship permanent. The Law provided technical details that kept Israel in relationship with God while denying Israel Eternal Life on the basis of it.
By contrast, the New Covenant represents an eternal relationship with God with no technical means of prohibiting it legally. The Law came by Moses, and Grace came by Christ.
This AI distinguished the Law of Moses from a modern technical document by asserting that the Law of Moses was more of an "instruction" for how to live life in covenant with God, as opposed to detailed requirements in an isolated context.
In reality, though, regardless of whether the Law was applying to technical requirements in some limited application or in matters of living generally, the fact remains that the Law was very technical and certainly was a document. It being a covenant did not change its status in this regard whatsoever.
A subset of the Law of Moses were the 10 Commandments. Reference is made in Scriptures to the 10 Commandments as "the Law of Moses," but this did not mean they were exclusively the Law of Moses.
Rather, the Law of Moses included both the 10 Commandments and the full assortment of technical requirements for Israel to live in covenant relationship with God. The New Covenant has no such technical details, involving Temple Worship, instructions about making offerings and sacrifices, and details involving the priestly services.
Instead, the New Covenant places obedience to Christ as front and center, with reliance upon a discernment of the Spirit to know how God's Law comes to change and direct our heart. If the Law and the 10 Commandments play a role at all in the New Covenant it is as a superficial external framework for depicting godly morality and divine spirituality.
The New Covenant is therefore more doctrinal than legal, and is every much a covenant as the Law was. The difference is that the New Covenant promises Eternal Life, whereas the Old Covenant merely hoped for it and lived in hope of it.
The Old Covenant was a temporary relationship with God until Christ's Sacrifice could make the relationship permanent. The Law provided technical details that kept Israel in relationship with God while denying Israel Eternal Life on the basis of it.
By contrast, the New Covenant represents an eternal relationship with God with no technical means of prohibiting it legally. The Law came by Moses, and Grace came by Christ.
