The Lost World of the Torah

The Lost World of the Torah
Author: John H. Walton
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830872574

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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.


The Lost World of the Torah
Language: en
Pages: 285
Authors: John H. Walton
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-26 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

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To modern eyes, what we call the biblical law, or Torah, seems either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing child
The Lost World of the Flood
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Tremper Longman, III
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-03 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

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The Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for centuries. But what might the biblical author have been saying to his ancient audience? In order to r
The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: John H. Walton
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-08-15 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

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Perhaps no biblical episode is more troubling than the conquest of Canaan. But do the so-called holy war texts of the Old Testament portray a divinely inspired
Old Testament Theology for Christians
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: John H. Walton
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-21 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

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The Old Testament was written for us, but not to us. Inviting us to leave our modern Christian preconceptions behind, John Walton contends that we will only gra
Old Testament Ethics for the People of God
Language: en
Pages: 524
Authors: Christopher J.H. Wright
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-30 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

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Nothing confuses Christian ethics quite like the Old Testament. Christopher Wright examines a theological, social, and economic framework for Old Testament ethi