Now that I no longer view the bible as one big harmonious collection of inspired works, I find myself asking some interesting questions. One question that appears to have not yet been addressed on this board is the issue of whether or not the prophet Jeremiah endorsed the Law. A couple of things he said would seem to indicate that whatever was passed off as the Law Covenant in his day, was not something he felt to have been divinely inspired. It's late and I'm tired, so I don't have time to locate the texts for reference but I will paraphrase his comments.
In one scripture, he says that when the Israelites came out of Egypt and into the Promised Land, that he did not issue them commandments concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Jeremiah 7:22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.
In another text that I do not presently recall, Jeremiah criticizes the religious leaders of the day (reminiscient of Jesus' dealings with the religious establishment of his day) and essentially says that they had fabricated a law, or added to the law, or something to that effect. In other words, he was denying the validity of the law, and denying its claim to be God-given.