Wouter van Ooijen wrote:

>>It seems you haven't read a lot of the Old Testament... Not 
>>exactly a 101 on how to be "nice" to other people. But it's essential part 
>>of the basis of at least two major religions.
>>    
>>
>
>I am not a Christian or Muslim so I might be totally wrong, but IMHO the
>life and teaching of Jesus is the prime authority in Christianity.
>Everying else is second at most. Likewise for Islam the words of the
>prophet are the prime authority, not the old testament.
>
>Wouter van Ooijen
>
Yes,  Christians believe that the one of the main purposes of the OT was 
to point to a new and better way... the teachings of Jesus in the NT.
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