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The Old Testament law for the life of the church : reading the Torah in the light of Christ / Richard E. Averbeck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Averbeck, Richard E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Penteteuch--Relation to the New Testament.
- Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Jewish law.
- Christianity and law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 pages) ; illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2022].
- Summary:
- "How does the Old Testament Law fits into the arc of the Bible, and how it relevant to the church today? Exploring how God intended the Law to work in its original context as well as the New Testament perspective on the Law, Richard Averbeck argues that the whole Law applies to Christians-our task is to discern how it applies in the light of Christ"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- PART 1: COVENANT AND CONTEXT
- 1. Covenants in the Old Testament
- 2. The nature and progression of the redemptive covenants
- PART 2; THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW IN CONTEXT
- 3. The Mosaic Law collections and the redemptive setting of the law
- 4. The Sinai narrative and the Ten Commandments
- 5. The Book of the Covenant and parallel collections of law in the Torah
- 6. Israel as a kingdom of priests and the presence of God
- 7. Offerings and sacrifices, holiness and purity
- PART 3: THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
- 8. Jesus and the Mosaic Law
- 9. The Mosaic Law in Acts and the earliest church
- 10. The goodness and the weakness of the law
- 11. The unity of the law
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Jewish messianic believers and the Torah.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-362) and indexes.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780830841004
- 9780830899548
- 0830899545
- OCLC:
- 1356003222
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