Catholic, New Catholic Encyclopedia [p12], s.v. "tithe; tithing" "In the Deuteromic code the tithe is limited to grain. wine adn oil (Deu. 12:6, 11, 17; 14:22). These texts more or less equate the tithe with other ritual offerings and sacrifices." [223] "No law of tithing is found in the New Testament, although the principle of church support is laid down in Matt. 10:10 (see also Luke 10:7) and echoed in 1 Corinthians 9:13-14."

Edersheim, Alfred (tithing) [p11, 42, 57, 63, 119, 185, 195, 247, 248, 250] (1825-1889); extremely well-respected Anglican theologian. The Temple and Its Ministry, chapter 19, p379: "And it is remarkable, that the Law seems to regard Israel as intended to be only an agricultural people--no contribution being provided for from trade or merchandise." pg. 19


Nelson's Bible Dictionary, tithe; (tithing) ,, Nashville: Thomas Nelson [p11]. "The law of Moses prescribed tithing in some detail. Leviticus 27:30-32 stated that the tithe of the land would include the seed of the land and the fruit of the tree. In addition the Hebrew people were required to set apart every tenth animal of their herds and flocks to the Lord. . . . Nowhere does the New Covenant expressly command Christians to tithe. . ."

Unger, Merrill, Unger's Bible Dictionary (tithing) [p12, 19, 119, 135, 144], Moody Press "Tithe": "The tenth of all produce, flocks, and cattle was declared to be sacred to Jehovah by way, so to speak, of rent to Him who was, strictly speaking, the Owner of the land, and in return for the produce of the ground . . . . Although the law did not specify the various fruits of the field and of the trees that were to be tithed, the Mishnah (Maaseroth 1.1) includes ?everything eatable, everything that was stored up or that grew out of the earth. . .'" (italics mine). 12-11 "New Testament": 64-140 "Therefore, to understand the Gospels one must expect to be on legal ground up to the cross (Matt. 10:5-6; 15:22-28; Mark 1:44). . . . In understanding the New Covenant it also must be borne in mind that the full-scale revelation concerning grace is to be found in the Epistles, not in the Gospels. . . . The Gospels do not present the doctrine of the church.Tithe was only food