In response to JBK's question about what comprises Christian scripture, I believe that it is a combination of the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament is interpreted from a Christian perspective and added to by the New Testament. Though the New Testament interprets the Old, I don't think it's fair to say that one is primary and on is secondary- each without the other would not function as Christian scripture; together they equal Christian scripture.
A passage from the reading of 1 Corinthians for tomorrow reminded me of this:
"Let me remind you, my friends, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all of them passed through the Read sea; so they all received baptism into the fellowship of Moses in cloud and sea. They all ate the same supernatural food, and all drank the same supernatural drink; for they drank from the supernatural rock that accompanied their travels - and that rock was Christ." 1 Corinthians 10:1-4.
This passage and many like it show the New Testament's interpretation of the Old Testament. Paul adds Christian ideas and vocabulary to the Old Testament. Without this addition, the Old Testament would not be as significant to Christians- this is why I believe that both Old and New Testaments together form Christian scripture.
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