Whose view of the O T is authoritative? Jewry or Christianity?

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also note christianity doesn't take anything away from the jewish faith, it just adds on. hygene laws are replaced with up to date hygene methods,

What the fuck are you talking about? Do you EVER know what you are talking about or do you just bend over and pull shit out of your ass. Every fucking thing you say needs to be checked because the vast majority of the time you're clueless.

http://www.theplumber.com/eng.html

The early Christians rejected most anything Roman, including the value of cleanliness. They considered it unsanitary to be clean, sinful to display material wealth. "All is vanity," stated an early Christian writer. St. Benedict pronounced that "to those that are well, and especially for the young, bathing shall seldom be permitted." A 4th century pilgrim to Jerusalem would brag that she had not washed her face for 18 years so as "not to disturb the holy water" used at her baptism.

http://purpleslinky.com/trivia/history/h...-the-bath/

When the Greek and Roman Empires came to rise, they were horrified by the stench of those they conquered. Cleanliness, on the other hand was a huge priority for both men and women of this time. The Romans are associated with inventing the “bath house” and the Greeks introduced the use of clay, pumice and oil in these bathhouses. Every conquered and established colony was complete with a large bathhouse. The early use of “soap” was a compound form of animal fat and wood ashes that would harden and naturally cleanse clothing, hair and skin.

But then....along came the jesus freaks!

With the rise of Christianity, bathing became associated with paganism. In fact, the early Christians took pride in not bathing and looked down on those who did so. St. Agnes, the young Christian martyr who died at the age of 12, was buried un bathed and unclean.

Must be where the phrase Dirty Xtian came from!