Was it Jesus's mission to liberate the Jewish people from the 600+ commandments issued to the Israelites by his father without causing civil disorder?
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I asked a similar question previously but for some reason it was deleted, so I shall rephrase it more simply and without the copious supporting evidence muddying the waters in the hope that it receives fairer treatment.
In the Old Testament Yahweh issued more than 600 commandments to the Israelites, according to which the Jewish people were living at the time of Jesus.
However, as part of his ministry Jesus superseded those 600+ commandments with just 2, namely to love his father wholeheartedly, and to love one's neighbour:
> "*And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. **There is none other commandment greater than these.***" — Mark 12:29-31 (King James Bible)
And he stated that he was speaking on the direct instruction of his father:
> "*For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, **he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak**.*" — John 12:49 (King James Bible)
Jesus also stated that those Jews who believed what he said to be true would be liberated:
> "*Then said Jesus **to those Jews which believed on him**, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and **the truth shall make you free**.*" — John 8:31-32 (King James Bible)
So - speaking for his father - Jesus said that there were really only 2 commandments rather than the 600+ his father had previously issued to the Israelites, and that those who believed what he said would be liberated.
Jesus also stated that he was not attempting to instigate anarchy or revolution:
> “***Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets***” — Matthew 5:17 (King James Bible)
And towards the end of his ministry, Jesus issued a warning to his followers that, after he had gone, charlatans falsely professing to be Christians would come along to deceive true Christians:
> "*And he said, **Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ**; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.*" — Luke 21:11 (King James Bible)
While the Hans Christian Andersen parable of *The Emperor's New Clothes* tells of charlatan authority figures who manage to convince an entire townsfolk into believing that their patently naked emperor supposedly isn't naked, because the townsfolk are all too scared to disagree in case they look foolish.
So was Jesus's mission actually to liberate the Jewish people from the 600+ commandments his father had previously issued to the Israelites, but without causing civil disorder in the process?
***— ASA, 9 May 2026***
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May 9, 2026, 10:00 AM