Understanding Biblical Law - Johnson, Dru
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"A creative, timely, and entertaining remedy for widespread misguided readings of biblical law" We tend to see biblical law as a long list of rules with harsh punishments. This book reorients our modern legal thinking to the world of biblical law. It teaches us how to avoid typical misunderstandings and how to develop our skills for understanding Israel's laws, rituals, and narratives. "A creative, timely, and entertaining remedy for widespread misguided readings of biblical law. Johnson masterfully weaves a gripping fictional narrative into an informative and well-written guide to biblical…mehr

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"A creative, timely, and entertaining remedy for widespread misguided readings of biblical law" We tend to see biblical law as a long list of rules with harsh punishments. This book reorients our modern legal thinking to the world of biblical law. It teaches us how to avoid typical misunderstandings and how to develop our skills for understanding Israel's laws, rituals, and narratives. "A creative, timely, and entertaining remedy for widespread misguided readings of biblical law. Johnson masterfully weaves a gripping fictional narrative into an informative and well-written guide to biblical law. A must-read for anyone interested in acquiring the necessary tools to interpret and apply the heart of biblical law in modern times." --Dominick S. Hernández, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University "A wonderfully insightful and engaging, yet simultaneously remarkably lean, treatment of biblical law in its vast depth and breadth. This is the ideal textbook for classroom use." --Brent A. Strawn, Duke University "Offers a fresh and engaging way to approach the Torah's legal texts by combining ancient context, storytelling, and thoughtful reflection. Perfect for undergraduate students, seminarians, pastors, teachers, and interested lay readers, this book equips readers with practical tools to think deeply about Torah's guidance and its relevance for today's world." --Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Baylor University "Johnson clears the modern fog surrounding ancient legislation, guiding readers to see Torah not as a harsh legal code but as a profound moral vision. By reentering the ancient Israelite world, he brings the law down from Sinai once more, making its thought world accessible and its insights illuminating for all." --Joshua Berman, Bar-Ilan University "Short and sweet but nuanced and insightful, this is the introductory textbook I've been seeking. Understanding Biblical Law immerses students in the world these laws actually served, training readers to think differently about an oft-misunderstood corpus." --Michelle Knight, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
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Dru Johnson (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is Templeton Senior Research Fellow and director of the Abrahamic Theistic Origins Project at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford. He is also a visiting professor at Hope College, director of the Center for Hebraic Thought, editor of the Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism series, and cohost of the OnScript podcast. His books include Biblical Philosophy and Human Rites The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments. Johnson splits his time between Holland, Michigan, and Oxford, England.