Just a quick comment, but the comparison between the Torah and old testament is not exactly correct. They are not the same thing. For one thing the stories (genesis, etc) are more an oral history of a people. Also there are translation problems since ancient Hebrew doesn't have any vowels, which caused trouble. The emphasis placed on sections of the Torah is also rather different. Last Jews have never realty considered the Torah to be an absolute (unlike many Christians and Muslims with their books). Its meanings, laws, etc have been debated for thousands of years. The Hebrew deity also was never really considered a vengeful god (unless you want to go back to the very early origins of the religion) but more of a balancing force, an eye for an eye or in another word, karma.
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Originally Posted by Skybird
The old testament has more to do with the old abrahamic religion of the Jews, than with Jesus' teachings. And that is the reason why the old testament is showing as many examples of hate and intolerance and calls for murder and genocide as does the old abrahamic religion
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Other then the stories/history part (which isn't taken overly seriously, and come from ancient history), I would like to know where the Torah commands Jews to commit hate, genocide, and murder?