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  1. Christianity is founded in Judaism, for which the Old Testament is sacred. Not to believe the Old Testament is seen by some as tantamount to not believing Christianity.
  2. The Christian God is the God of the Old Testament.
  3. The gospels, particularly Matthew's Gospel, tell of several supposed prophecies that were said to be fulfilled in Jesus. Evidence for Jesus could be undermined by disbelief in the Old Testament, and even the gospels would be questioned.
  4. Much of Christian doctrine has been developed around the Old Testament. Even if just the story of Adam and Eve were questioned, the important doctrine of original sin would be unsupportable.
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There are many prophesies of Jesus in the old testiment. Christians also believe it to be an accurate historical book.

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