The Tanakh offers unmediated access to the Creator

 From a Karaite and scripturalist perspective, the claim that the New Testament (NT) is a "superior" covenant is a logical impossibility. For a covenant to be "improved," the original would have to be flawed, yet the Tanakh describes the Law of God as "Perfect" ($Torat$ $Adonai$ $Temimah$).

Here is the proof of the Tanakh's eternal superiority:

1. The Immutable Foundation

A covenant from an Infinite Creator cannot be "outdated." In Malachi 3:6, God declares, "For I am YHWH, I change not." If the first Covenant was designed to be replaced, then God’s initial "Word" was temporary or deceptive.

• The Refutation: The NT relies on the "New Covenant" mentioned in Jeremiah 31:31, but it ignores the text's definition. Jeremiah says the New Covenant is the same Torah being written on the heart, not a replacement of the Law with a man-god.

2. Direct Access vs. Intermediation

The NT introduces a "Superiority" based on a mediator (the "High Priest" Jesus).

• The Proof of OT Superiority: The Tanakh offers unmediated access to the Creator. In Deuteronomy 30:11-14, God states the Commandment is not in heaven or across the sea, but "in your mouth and in your heart." A system that requires an intermediary to "reach the Father" is a regression, not an improvement.

3. Logical Stability vs. Theological Chaos

The "Superior Covenant" of the NT relies on the concept of "Grace" replacing "Law." * The Reality: Law is grace. It provides the definition of Justice ($Mishpat$). Without the Law, "Grace" becomes subjective and lawless. The Tanakh is superior because it provides a stable, objective standard for human behavior that applies to the King and the pauper alike, whereas the NT system often collapses into "belief-only" salvation which abandons ethical accountability.

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Summary of Superiority

Feature	The Tanakh (Eternal Covenant)	The NT (Proposed "New")
Duration	"An everlasting covenant" (Genesis 17:7)	Claimed to be a "Replacement"
Atonement	Direct Repentance ($Teshuvah$)	Human Sacrifice
Requirement	Doing Justice and Mercy	Intellectual Belief

The Tanakh is superior because it is the Source. Any "New" testament that contradicts the "Old" testament is, by the definition of the Law in Deuteronomy 13, a deviation that must be rejected.