“Happily, I come out of a Calvinist tradition in which the Hebrew Bible carries as much authority as the New Testament. No different weight is given to one or the other.” DifferentGivenAuthorityTraditionWeightCarrieTestamentNew TestamentHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“My own interest is far more in the Hebrew Bible. My religion is more personally related to the Hebrew Bible than it is to the New Testament.” InterestMy OwnRelatedTestamentNew TestamentHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“With the Hebrew Bible, you're living in an austere world.” WorldHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“When you come to the New Testament you can't even swing a cat without hitting three demons and two spirits. And magic becomes something that is everywhere. In the Hebrew Bible this sort of thing doesn't go on.” TwoSpiritThreeMagicGoes OnCatDemonSwingsHittingTestamentNew TestamentHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“You have miracles [in the Hebrew Bible], yes, but they're not the work, normally, of demons.” MiracleDemonHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“The Hebrew Bible defines Judaism. It's certainly true that the Talmudic interpretations become authoritative and normative, but they are interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. So that is always there.” InterpretationJudaismHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
