The lost world of the Torah: law as covenant and wisdom in ancient context
To modern eyes, what we call the biblical law, or Torah, seems either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing children). Using a consistent methodology to look at the Torah through the lens of the ancient Near East, Walton and Walton offer a restorative u...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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InterVarsity Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Walton, John H., 1952-, The lost world of the Torah : Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context] (2020) (Fudge, Sara)
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| Series/Journal: | The Lost World Ser
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | To modern eyes, what we call the biblical law, or Torah, seems either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing children). Using a consistent methodology to look at the Torah through the lens of the ancient Near East, Walton and Walton offer a restorative understanding that will have dramatic effects in interpreting the text and in discerning the significance of the Torah for today Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Methodology -- Proposition 1: The Old Testament Is an Ancient Document -- Proposition 2: The Way We Interpret the Torah Today Is Influenced by the Way We Think Law and Legislation Work -- Part 2: Function of Ancient Near Eastern Legal Collections -- Proposition 3: Legal Collections in the Ancient World Are Not Legislation -- Proposition 4: Ancient Near Eastern Legal Collections Teach Wisdom -- Proposition 5: The Torah Is Similar to Ancient Near Eastern Legal Collections and Therefore Also Teaches Wisdom, Not Legislation -- Proposition 6: The Israelite Covenant Effectively Functions as an Ancient Near Eastern Suzerainty Treaty -- Proposition 7: Holiness Is a Status, Not an Objective -- Part 3: Ritual and Torah -- Proposition 8: Ancient Near Eastern Ritual Served to Meet the Needs of the Gods -- Proposition 9: Ancient Israelite Ritual Serves to Maintain Covenant Order Because Yahweh Has No Needs -- Part 4: Context of the Torah -- Proposition 10: The Torah Is Similar to Ancient Near Eastern Legal Collections Because It Is Embedded in the Same Cultural Context, Not Because It Is Dependent on Them -- Proposition 11: The Differences Between the Torah and the Ancient Near Eastern Legal Collections Are Found Not in Legislation but in the Order Founded in the Covenant -- Excursus: Observations About Composition -- Proposition 12: Torah Is Situated in the Context of the Ancient World -- Proposition 13: Torah Is Situated in the Context of the Covenant -- Proposition 14: Torah Is Situated in the Context of Israelite Theology Regarding Yahweh's Presence Residing Among Them -- Part 5: Ongoing Significance of the Torah -- Proposition 15: Discussions of Law in the New Testament Do Not Tell Us Anything About Old Testament Torah in Context Proposition 16: The Torah Should Not Be Divided into Categories to Separate Out What Is Relevant -- Proposition 17: Torah Was Never Intended to Provide Salvation -- Proposition 18: Divine Instruction Can Be Understood as a Metaphor of Health Rather Than a Metaphor of Law -- Proposition 19: We Cannot Gain Moral Knowledge or Build a System of Ethics Based on Reading the Torah in Context and Deriving Principles from It -- Proposition 20: Torah Cannot Provide Prooftexts for Solving Issues Today -- Proposition 21: The Ancient Israelites Would Not Have Understood the Torah as Providing Divine Moral Instruction -- Proposition 22: A Divine Command Theory of Ethics Does Not Require that the Torah Is Moral Instruction -- Proposition 23: Taking the Torah Seriously Means Understanding What It Was Written to Say, Not Converting It into Moral Law -- Summary of Conclusions -- Appendix: The Decalogue -- Further Reading -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index -- Praise for The Lost World of the Torah -- About the Authors -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press |
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| ISBN: | 0830872574 |