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03419aam a2200421 i 4500 001 6C5ADB2681D911E99AF5890297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190529010317 008 181030s2019 ilu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018050678 020 $a 0830852417 020 $a 9780830852413 035 $a (OCoLC)1083183514 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d MIPRT $d CPT $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d DLC $d ICW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BS1225.6.L3 $b W35 2019 082 00 $a 221/.106 $2 23 082 $a 222.1 100 1 $a Walton, John H., $d 1952- $e author. 245 14 $a The lost world of the Torah : $b law as covenant and wisdom in ancient context / $c John H. Walton & J. Harvey Walton. 264 1 $a Downers Grove, Illinois : $b IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, $c [2019] 300 $a 268 pages ; $c 21 cm 490 0 $a The Lost World Series ; $v Volume 6 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 505 0 $a Methodology -- Function of ancient near eastern legal collections -- Ritual and Torah -- Context of the Torah -- Ongoing significance of the Torah -- Conclusions -- Appendix: The Decalogue. 520 $a Our handling of what we call biblical law veers between controversy and neglect. On the one hand, controversy arises when Old Testament laws seem either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing children). On the other, neglect results when we consider the law obsolete, no longer carrying any normative power (tassels on clothing, making sacrifices). Even readers who do attempt to make use of the Old Testament "law" often find it either irrelevant, hopelessly laden with "thou shalt nots," or simply so confusing that they throw up their hands in despair. Despite these extremes, people continue to propose moral principles from these laws as "the biblical view" and to garner proof texts to resolve issues that arise in society. The result is that both Christians and skeptics regularly abuse the Torah, and its true message often lies unheard. Walton and Walton offer in The Lost World of the Torah a restorative vision of the ancient genre of instruction for wisdom that makes up a significant portion of the Old Testament. In the ancient Near East, order was achieved through the wisdom of those who governed society. The objective of torah was to teach the Israelites to be wise about the kind of order needed to receive the blessings of God’s favor and presence within the context of the covenant. Here readers will find fresh insight on this fundamental genre of the Old Testament canon. -- ‡c From publisher’s description. 630 00 $a Bible. $p Pentateuch $x Criticism, interpretation, etc. 630 07 $a Bible. $p Pentateuch. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01808093 650 0 $a Law (Theology) $x Biblical teaching. 650 7 $a Law (Theology) $x Biblical teaching. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00993884 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 700 1 $a Walton, J. Harvey $q (Jonathan Harvey), $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Walton, John H., 1952- author. $t Lost world of the Torah $d Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2019 $z 9780830872572 $w (DLC) 2019002429 941 $a 2 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525041757.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017025034.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6C5ADB2681D911E99AF5890297128E48 994 $a 92 $b IOOInitiate Another SILO Locator Search