Though many people think that Paul was a saint, I think that he said some things which were wrong. Paul in his letters says there is no need to keep the commandments of the Torah. He goes over this theme many times. Not just in the book of Hebrews, but it comes up quite often. [Too many times for me to remember. Ephesians is one place off hand I recall.]
If you take a look at the Book of Deuteronomy it says quite often to keep all the commandments. In one place it uses the phrase "כל הימים" "all the days" I think right before the Shema. But that I think was mistranslated in many translations in English into "כל ימי חייך" "all the days of your life."]
But besides that it does also say "Do not add or subtract from the commandments." And in the later chapter 13 it says a prophet who says true words of prophecy and yet tells you to serve other gods is trying to take you from the commandments of God and so he is false prophet.
So what ever Paul's reasons might have been, it seems he was trying to claim that people do not have to keep the laws of the Torah and therefore he would be considered a false prophet.
[He was subtracting the commandments.]
P.S. I know that this issue was a debate between Paul on one side and James and Peter on the other as is clear in the Doctrines and Homilies of Clementine. But that seems to be a different issue over there. I am looking at this strictly from the standpoint of Torah.
When Protestants talk about reading the Bible, all they really mean is to read Paul.
So what ever Paul's reasons might have been, it seems he was trying to claim that people do not have to keep the laws of the Torah and therefore he would be considered a false prophet.
[He was subtracting the commandments.]
P.S. I know that this issue was a debate between Paul on one side and James and Peter on the other as is clear in the Doctrines and Homilies of Clementine. But that seems to be a different issue over there. I am looking at this strictly from the standpoint of Torah.
When Protestants talk about reading the Bible, all they really mean is to read Paul.
