Archive for the ‘Law’ Category

  • Casuistic and apodictic: part 2: The Jesus Key

    Casuistic and apodictic: part 2: The Jesus Key

    This is the video version of the second part of this three part series. (Part one, explained the difference between the two sorts of law.) Here I claim that the distinction helps us make sense of Jesus seemingly contradictory teaching about Old Testament law. I was a bit careless in narrating this one, note that [&hellip...

  • E100-21: Exodus 19:1 – 20:21: The Ten Commandments

    May 17, 10 • E100, Exodus, Law, Law/Torah/PentateuchComments Off on E100-21: Exodus 19:1 – 20:21: The Ten Commandments
    E100-21: Exodus 19:1 – 20:21: The Ten Commandments

    This reflection focuses on two things from this reading, the significance of calling Israel (in the context of making a covenant) a priestly kingdom and a holy nation, and how we should read/understand the ten commandments. (For that part it may help to listen to some of the podcasts here, in particular Casuistic and apodictic: [&hellip...

  • E100 week 5: The Law and the Land

    May 16, 10 • E100, Exodus, Joshua, Law, Law/Torah/Pentateuch, OTComments Off on E100 week 5: The Law and the Land
    E100 week 5: The Law and the Land

    Despite its title this five has little about the law, and not enough about the covenant (binding agreement) to which this law belongs. The selection of passages (the first time I have strongly differed from the choice made by the organisers) is weighted towards American Evangelical favourite Sunday School stories. Having got that gripe off [&hellip...