God, in the Old Testament law, commanded the execution of plenty of people. For instance:
Then the LORD said to Moses: "Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the...
Jesus was indeed against the laws of the Old Testament, for good reason.
+++How could the God of the Universe be so cruel and blood thirsty?
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Leviticus and Deuteronomy...
Leviticus = Priestly Law or law of the priests (Levites)
Deuteronomy = second law:
The English title comes from the Septuagint (Greek) translation. "Deuteronomy" means
"second law" in
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Blog, but more important a blog about scriptural texts. If I knew more about the Koran or the Book of Mormon, I might occasionally post something about that, but I don’t so you have to settle with the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, at least for now. I welcome voices from those other communities. Right now, most of my posts are on Old Testament/Hebrew Bible stories, which is what I am reading and studying the most right now.
For both Christian and Jewish viewpoints, I’m drawing from “The Bible”. Once in a while, I will look at the Talmud or other post-biblical Jewish works. For many Jews, the “Oral Torah” is almost as much a part of the scriptural experience as the New Testament is for Christians and I want to embrace and learn more about that. I’ll also occasionally pull from books which may have once been considered canonical (like the Dead Sea Scrolls), as well as ones that are only canonical to very small Christian groups (like the Book of Jubilees and Book of Enoch)....
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Law Book in the old testament News
Conversations aim to bring community togetherMilwaukee Journal Sentinel - Dec 31, 1969
The conversation, with renowned Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann and nationally known community-building experts John McKnight and Peter Block, echoed the themes of McKnight and Block's 2010 book, "The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power ofSalon - Dec 31, 1969
I did read the Old Testament and the New Testament, which is really one book with four variations, and I read the Koran. It's not that big a deal. It's reading three books! You hit upon such an elegant argument about evolution that it's stunning the
Crosswalk.com (blog) - Dec 31, 1969
The quote is from Martin Luther King, Jr. But King was simply quoting the Old Testament prophet Amos (“Let justice roll down …”). So here was a group (the Southern Poverty Law Center) suing Chief Justice Moore for daring to have some Old TestamentSan Francisco Chronicle (press release) - Dec 31, 1969
Christ fulfilled over three hundred Old Testament prophecies made hundreds of years before his time. This gives us more than a clue that the Source of the information has, for some reason, zeroed in on Christ. When we examine the historically
