weird views of the Old Testament

[Scott]

What are some examples in church history of views that the Old Testament was not applicable to Christians. I know some sects rejected the OT altogether, etc. Looking for interesting, and especially for colorful, stories.

 

[WrittenFromUtopia]

I know there was a man who made a "Bible" with only the New Testament, as the rest did not matter any longer, he said.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Thomas Jefferson believed that the God of the Old Testament was "a being of terrific character -- cruel, vindictive, capricious, and unjust" (Jefferson's Works, Vol. iv., p. 325). Therefore, when he undertook to create what came to be known as "Jefferson's Bible" he left out the Old Testament altogether.

 

[crhoades]

Marcion

 

[Scott]

Andrew: That is a good story.

 

[jfschultz]

What about dispensationalism? It seem the only use they have for the Old Testament is good stories for the children in Sunday School and eschatological speculations.