Exactly. But to take this even further consider the following. Where in the Torah, in Hebrew, is there ever a statement that equates to "this is how the law is fulfilled." Because, the word "law" as expressed in the NT is not what the word (תורה) Torah means in Hebrew one can say that when Christians and Messianics are saying "law" they are conceptionally not talking about the same thing as when a Torah based Jew says Torah.
The problem facing Christians is that, is the NT gospels were written in Greek, and when they (referring to the gospel authors) do quote passages from the Old Testament, they often rely on the Greek sources, not from Hebrew sources.
About 39 years ago, when I first started reading the Bible that my sister gave me, when I was 15, it was the King James Version.
At that time, I didn't know about the history of the bible development particularly translations and the sources they relied on. I would just read what I was given, and that was that. The next 5 years, I was taught the church interpretations of the Hebrew Scriptures, and it never occur to me to try other modern translations.
When I was 20 I was still in college, and my studies took priority, studying civil engineering, I stopped attending my sister church (I haven't converted) and eventually stop reading the bible altogether, because my studies took up so much of time, as did my jobs.
So there was a period of about 14 years, where there was in hiatus, where I didn't read anything the bible.
In 1999, I was back at university doing my final year in computer science (summary: career change, becoming computer programmer and tester). One of my subjects as web design, and I decided to do a personal website, called Timeless Myths, which included myths about Greek, Norse and Celtic mythology.
In 2000, I started new section on Timeless Myths - the Arthurian Legends, and couple of webpages were about the Grail legend. That led me to do some reading and research on Joseph of Arimathea. That's when I opened up the Bible again that I had not touch in 14 years.
In my spare time I didn't just read the Crucifixion story, but the whole bible. And some things have changed.
Maybe it was more mature in 2000 than 1986, wiser (although that's questionable
). Maybe my experiences as civil engineer, and then learning computer science and science in general, gave me valuable tool, to do proper research, chase down multiple sources - to question, test and verify.
I did that with when I was working on Greek mythology in Timeless Myths, because I have learned that there may be multiple sources to a myth, as well as multiple translations. Research and verify.
Sorry about this piece of history, but I am getting to my point.
I tried that with the Bible. One of the things that made me question church teachings and Christian interpretations of the Hebrew Scriptures, especially concerning the messianic prophecies.
Take for instance, Matthew 1:22-23 reinterpretation of Isaiah's sign (7:14). Before I read separately, and didn't compare them side by side, so I thought the gospel was right about the virgin had to do with Mary and Immanuel to do with Jesus. But in the last 20 years, I know that's not what the sign meant. I recognize that this is error by the gospel author (and it isn't the only errors), and Isaiah's sign had nothing to do with Jesus and Mary, if I was to read the rest of passage Isaiah 7:14-17. The sign had to do with Assyria's intervention in Ahaz's war with Rezin and Pekah.
I didn't verify what I had read when I was younger, but I do now.
I did some research, and even purchase JPS's 1985 translation of the Tanakh.
I hope that it was too boring, reading lengthy reply.
BTW, the Isaiah vs Matthew signs was what eventually made me to become agnostic.