I don't think it's possible to understand the New Testament unless you are familiar with the OT. Jesus was a Jew. He lived under Jewish Law. All the things he did were in compliance with that law. It would be hard to understand what he was talking about unless you make yourself familiar with it.
He didnt' make new Laws. He Explained the meaning behind the old laws and showed that the right heart needs no laws at all except for two, Love the Lord and Love your neighbor. With those two things in your heart, all the other laws follow naturally and you don't need a written law to follow.
The New Testament is a history of Jesus, a snapshot of the early church and some letters of encouragement to that church. The meat of the Bible is in the OT and the NT actually makes little sense without the background of the OT to give it light.
The OT has the characters that give us hope and comfort. If you find a version written in an actual language that we speak and understand it's so simple even a child can understand it.
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This is all just my opinion. I don't know everything and am probably wrong on most. But this is what my heart is telling me to believe.
