John Walton | The Lost World of the Torah

Описание: John Walton, Ph.D. is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and graduate school. He is the author of "Ancient Israelite Literature in its Cultural Context" (Zondervan Academic, 1994), "The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority" (InterVarsity Press, 2013), "The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate" (IVP Academic, 2015), and the book discussed in this interview, "The Lost World of Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context" (IVP Academic, 2019).

This interview was originally published on September 10, 2021.

0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - How has Covid impacted education?
3:48 - How do you define the "Torah"?
7:40 - Where do we misinterpret the Torah as legislation?
9:13 - The Israelite Covenant as effectively a Suzerainty Treaty
14:38 - Why we shouldn't ignore parts of Jewish law in the Torah
17:02 - Torah as God's wisdom for an orderly society
19:35 - Jesus fulfills the Law
24:02 - Paul's interpretation of the Law
25:12 - Why do Christians not fully embrace the Torah?
29:33 - How can we pursue the unity that Jesus prayed for in John 17?

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