to the accusation of Jewish legalism.20 However, while it is certainly true that “Torah” is a broader category than “law,”21 the overlap between the two terms is substantial from the first. The focus of “covenant” on “commandment” goes back to Exod. 24:7, where the “the book of the covenant” is the term used for what is primarily a collection of ordinances (20:1–23:33). In Exod. 34:28 “the words of the covenant” are “the ten commandments.”22 In Deuteronomy torah denotes the collection of ordinances/