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Christians therefore read the Old Testament in the light of Christ crucified and risen. Such typological reading discloses the inexhaustible content of the Old Testament; but it must not make us forget that the Old Testament retains its own intrinsic value as Revelation reaffirmed by our Lord himself. (cf. Mark 12:29-31) Besides, the New Testament has to be read in the light of the Old. Early Christian catechesis made constant use of the Old Testament. (1 Corinthians 5:6-8; 10:1-11) As an old saying put it, the New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New. (cf. St. Augustine, Quaest. in Hept. 2,73:PL 34,623; Cf. Vatican II, Dei Verbum 16)
It's impossible to really understand the New Testament without the Old Testament because Jesus was a Jew and was steeped in the Old Testament as were his teachings, and there are so many riches in the Old Testament. It's true that the ceremonial laws given to the people of Israel in Deuteronomy and Exodus and Leviticus do not apply to us Gentiles, but they are still instructive.
Eric
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