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The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context is unavailable, but you can change that!

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)....

• When a thing becomes holy, whether that thing is the abstract community of Israel or an object like the ark or the sanctuary, it means that whatever that thing is or does in some way identifies something about what God is or does. • Holiness is a status given by Yahweh to Israel that makes the nation a part of his identity by virtue of his making a covenant with them. Israel’s holy status means that Yahweh has defined himself as “the God of Israel.” By making the covenant with them and giving them
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