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This has been a concern of mine and many other Old Testament/Hebrew Bible scholars for years. The church has always had a Marcionite tendency, but it does seem to have increased in the last 15–20 years.
Whether or not it's worse than it was in the 1950–1970s, I can't say. I do remember when I was growing up in the 1960s/1970s that more than a few people downplayed the value of knowing the Old Testament. But without knowledge of the Old Testament, how can you understand the full scope of God's plan for humanity and the world?
That has always baffled me. Especially when I read Hebrews, I wonder how people who don't have more than a (very) passing acquaintance with the Old Testament can even begin to understand what's going on. But that is also true of most of the New Testament.
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