Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Put on the New Man – Episode 683
Ephesians 4:24
וְלִלְבֹּשׁ אֶת הָאָדָם הֶחָדָשׁ הַנִּבְרָא כִּדְמוּת אֱלֹהִים בִּצְדָקָה וּקְדֻשָּׁה שֶׁל אֱמֶת.
Colossians 3:10
3:10 וּלְבַשְׁתֶּם אֶת הָאָדָם הֶחָדָשׁ, הַהוֹלֵךְ וּמִתְחַדֵּשׁ בְּדַעַת לְפִי צֶלֶם בּוֹרְאוֹ.
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Ephesians 4:24
4:24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. (NASB)
Colossians 3:10
3:10 and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— (NASB)
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Paul in Ephesians 4:24 and Colossians 3:10, exhorts believers to “put on the new man” a metaphor for living in renewed righteousness and holiness. While the Torah doesn’t use this exact phrase, it does contain parallels where we are called to undergo transformation, renewal, and covenant identity that anticipates Paul’s imagery.
– Torah Parallels to “Put on the New Man” –
- Deuteronomy 10:16 is the call for inner transformation beyond external ritual. This anticipates Paul’s “new man” as inward renewal in righteousness.
- Deuteronomy 30:6 is the Divine act of renewal enabling obedience. This parallels Paul’s teaching that the new man is created by God’s Spirit.
- Exodus 19:6 is on covenant identity as God’s people. Paul reframes this: believers put on the new man as their new identity in Christ.
- Leviticus 19:2 Holiness as covenantal calling echoes Paul’s exhortation to put on the new man “in true holiness.”
- Numbers 15:38–40 tzitzit to remember God’s commands is the external reminder of covenant obedience. Similar to the metaphor of clothing oneself with the new man.
- Deuteronomy 6:5–6 references the transformation of heart and life and parallels the new man’s renewal in knowledge and love.
– Key Observations –
- Torah emphasizes covenant transformation: Circumcision of the heart, holiness, and covenant identity are central.
- Paul spiritualizes the imagery: Instead of external signs (tzitzit, garments), believers “put on the new man” as an inward reality of renewal in Christ.
- Continuity: Both Torah and Paul stress that God’s people must undergo transformation, externally symbolized in Torah, internally realized in Christ.
– Context Synthesis –
- Torah = external covenant markers: Holy garments, tassels, circumcision, and obedience symbolize Israel’s identity as God’s people.
- Paul = internal renewal: The “new man” is created in righteousness and holiness, reflecting God’s image. Parallels:
The Torah’s call for heart circumcision and holiness foreshadows Paul’s metaphor of putting on the new man. Both stress that covenant identity requires transformation and renewal. This is how Paul taught Torah in the NT, the Torah has not passed away!
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