Reference
Tanakh
Sefaria's Hebrew Bible library, used as a Jewish reference source for Hebrew Bible passages.
Tanakh, Sefaria, accessed June 16, 2026.
Open sourceObjection
The Torah Covenant Is Everlasting
The Torah covenant is everlasting, so Christianity's new covenant claim contradicts God's covenant with Israel.
Jeremiah's new covenant promise is made within Israel's Scriptures, with Israel and Judah named directly, and centers on forgiveness and inward renewal rather than God's abandonment of his promises.
Begin with Jeremiah
The phrase new covenant is not invented by the church. Jeremiah promises a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Do not frame fulfillment as abandonment
Christian fulfillment should be argued as God's faithfulness to prophetic promise, not as a denial that God made real promises to Israel.
Sources
Reference
JPS Tanakh
Jewish Publication Society Tanakh translation context available through Sefaria.
Jewish Publication Society, "JPS Bible Translation Enters Digital Era with Sefaria," accessed June 16, 2026.
Open sourceReference
The Jewish Study Bible
Jewish scholarly reference work on the Hebrew Bible.
Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler, eds., The Jewish Study Bible, 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, 2014.
Secondary context
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus
Christian response series engaging Jewish objections to Jesus.
Michael L. Brown, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Baker Books, 2000-2007.
Reference
The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy
Christian scholarly reference on messianic prophecy.
Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, eds., The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy, Moody Publishers, 2019.