Christian views of the Bible's Old Covenant[->0] are central to Christian theology[->1], ethics[->2], and practice[->3]. Particularly notable in the New Testament[->4] are Jesus[->5]' expounding of the Law[->6] and the circumcision controversy in Early Christianity[->7]. There are differing views about the applicability of the Old Covenant among Christian denominations[->8]. Also referred to as Mosaic Law[->9], Divine Law[->10], Biblical Law, God's Law, or the Books of Moses, the term Old Covenant refers to the statements or principles of religious law[->11] and religious ethics[->12] codified in the first five books or Pentateuch of the Christian Bible[->13]. There are diverse views of the issues involved, with many traditional Christians of the view that only parts are applicable[->14], many Protestants with the view that none is applicable[->15] and a minority with the view that all are still applicable[->16] to believers in Jesus[->17] and the New Covenant[->18].
In Judaism[->19], the first five books are referred to as the Torah[->20], in Hebrew[->21]: תּוֹרָה,[2] and generally translated as "the Law" in English translations of the Bible[->22]. Rabbinic JudaismHYPERLINK \l "cite_note-2"[3][->23] asserts that the Laws of the Jewish Bible[->24] were presented to the Jewish people[->25] and converts to Judaism[->26] and do not apply to gentiles[->27], including Christians, with the notable exception of the Seven Laws of Noah[->28] which apply to all people. Rabbi Emden[->29] of the 18th century was of the opinion that Jesus' original objective, and especially Paul's, was only to convert Gentiles to Noahide Law while allowing Jews to follow full Mosaic Law.
Although Christianity affirms that the Pentateuch[->30] is part of Scripture that is inspired of God[->31], Christian tradition, in this case similar to Jewish tradition, denies that all of the Old Covenant