The Lost World of the Torah
by Walton, John H. 2021-06-03 02:57:12
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To modern eyes, what we call the biblical law, or Torah, seems either odd beyond comprehension (not eating pork) or positively reprehensible (executing children). Using a consistent methodology to look at the Torah through the lens of the ancient Nea... Read more
To modern eyes, what we call the biblical law, or Torah, seems either odd beyond comprehension (not eating pork) 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.

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Hanes Walton, Jr. (1941–2013), Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, was an architect of the modern study of African American politics. Over four decades of prodigious research (in...
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