{"id":5797,"date":"2003-07-14T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2003-07-14T20:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=5797"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:42:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:42:04","slug":"matthew-mark-luke-and-john-old-testament-or-new-testament","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/matthew-mark-luke-and-john-old-testament-or-new-testament\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: Old Testament or New Testament? (Benton and Brown)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: Old Testament or New Testament?<\/h1>\n

A Discussion of this Question in Light\u00a0of Scriptural Teaching<\/h2>\n

by Terry W. Benton and\u00a0Dave Brown<\/p>\n

January 29, 1999<\/p>\n

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Preface<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. The Basic Argument<\/a>\n
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    1. Proposition 1: Law Went Forth<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Proposition 2: When Did Jesus Cease Teaching the Law?<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. Proposition 3: Problem of Mingling<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. The Summary Argument<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    5. Other Arguments Answered<\/a>\n
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      1. Jesus Lived Under the Old Testament Law<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Only One Law in Force<\/a><\/li>\n
      3. Only Acceptable Worship<\/a><\/li>\n
      4. Jesus Was an Old Testament Israelite<\/a><\/li>\n
      5. The Bible Says It<\/a><\/li>\n
      6. Jesus was the Last Old Testament Prophet<\/a><\/li>\n
      7. No Christians in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      8. Jesus\u2019 Teachings as \u201cProphecy\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n
      9. Summary of Positive Evidence<\/a>\n
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        1. Historical Evidence<\/a><\/li>\n
        2. Ramifications of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Being Old Testament<\/a><\/li>\n
        3. Statements of Jesus and John the Baptist<\/a><\/li>\n
        4. The Hebrews Writer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: Old Testament or New Testament? A Discussion of this Question in Light\u00a0of Scriptural Teaching by Terry W. Benton and\u00a0Dave Brown January 29, 1999 Preface The Basic Argument Proposition 1: Law Went Forth Proposition 2: When Did Jesus Cease Teaching the Law? Proposition 3: Problem of Mingling The Summary Argument Other…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5797","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5867,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/matthew-mark-luke-and-john-old-testament-or-new-testament\/no-christians-in-matthew-mark-luke-and-john\/","url_meta":{"origin":5797,"position":0},"title":"No Christians in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 16, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"2.7 No Christians in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Quote: \"The word \"Christian\" was not used by Jesus and his Jewish disciples under\u00a0the Law of Moses in MMLJ -- before the cross. The word \"Christian\" is not\u00a0found in MMLJ -- before the cross\" Answer: Once again, we see that an\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5876,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/matthew-mark-luke-and-john-old-testament-or-new-testament\/ramifications-of-matthew-mark-luke-and-john-being-old-testament\/","url_meta":{"origin":5797,"position":1},"title":"Ramifications of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Being Old Testament","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 16, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"4.2 Ramifications of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Being Old Testament To those who think that this is a trivial subject, our tendency is to agree. However, more trivial subjects than this have cost men their souls. Most who hold the position of MML&J being OT do not take the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5804,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/matthew-mark-luke-and-john-old-testament-or-new-testament\/the-basic-argument\/","url_meta":{"origin":5797,"position":2},"title":"The Basic Argument","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 14, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"Chapter 1 The Basic Argument The controversy over Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John turns on the basic argument that Jesus lived His life under the Law of Moses and therefore could not have given any commands that would uniquely go into the New Testament before His death. 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He never produced one New Testament 'Christian.'\" Answer: Jesus was more than an OT \u201cprophet,\u201d He was\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5855,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/matthew-mark-luke-and-john-old-testament-or-new-testament\/only-acceptable-worship\/","url_meta":{"origin":5797,"position":4},"title":"Only Acceptable Worship","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 16, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"2.3 Only Acceptable Worship Quote: \"The only acceptable worship of God during the time of MMLJ -- before the cross -- was under the Law of Moses and in the Jerusalem temple.\" Answer: No angels or mere prophets were allowed to be worshiped under the OT system of worship. 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