Book Review From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Main Themes of the Pentateuch. T. Desmond Alexander. Carlisle CA: Paternoster Press‚ 2002 - 339 pages Introduction: From Paradise to the Promised Land‚ Desmond Alexander published the first edition of From Paradise to the Promised Land in 1995 and focused entirely on the contents of the five books of the Pentateuch. However‚ in the second edition the author added several chapters discussing contemporary studies of the Pentateuch
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functions as a dynamic reality within a living community‚ the Law will not stand still any more than the community will. To speak of ‘the structures of covenant life’ can be a helpful way to speak of the Law.”1 It is evident that the Law is integrated with the redemption of Israel from Egypt; it is embedded with the covenant‚ especially the Mosaic covenant; it is entrenched with the social structure with which Israel has to live in the covenantal community; it provides the moral standards and ethical
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DISPENSATIONALISM - COVENANTS - LAW and GRACE Larry R. Oats Maranatha Baptist Seminary Summer 2013 INTRODUCTION In the broad evangelical‚ there are three basic approaches to systematic Bible study‚ theology‚ and hermeneutics; each of these has multiple variations. They are the covenant‚ promise‚ and dispensational schools of thought. A controversy between their proponents exists because the approaches begin with different sets of presuppositions. The covenant theologian sees God’s
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Genesis11:1-9) 2) Patriarchal History a) God’s Call and Abraham’s obedience(Genesis 11:31-12:9 b) God’s Covenant with Abraham(Genesis15:1-18) c) Birth of Isaac(Beloved Son of Promise) (Genesis24-26) d) Abraham is Tested to sacrifice Isaac e) Jacob’s Birth‚ Deception and Departure(Genesis 25:19-34) f) Joseph Goes from Son to Slave to Sovereign(Genesis 37:3-4) 3) Mosaic History a) Prelude to Exodus and the Enslavement of Israel ( Exodus 1:8-14‚ 2:1-10) b) Birth of Moses
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31:31-34(New International Version) 31 “The days are coming‚” declares the Lord‚ “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt‚ because they broke my covenant‚ though I was a husband to them‚ “declares the Lord. 33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time‚” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their
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Principle Covenants in Galatians 3:1-4:6 Paul is disgusted! I can almost see his face full of disappointment and the tension flowing through his mouth‚ of shock to his accusers ‘the Judaisers’ who spread rumours which contradict his version of the Christian faith. In Gal 3:1-4 Paul opens in questioning‚ with a frustration of disapproval against the people responsible. Paul then begins to protest about the identification of someone who belongs to God‚ neither Jew‚ nor Greek‚ slave nor free‚ male
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UFDN midterm study notes 1.Old testament is Scripture. OT consists 39 books and is the Hebrew Bible. NT is 27 books = 66 TANAK (Law‚ Prophets‚ Writings) IS the Hebrew Bible. TANAK contains law which is the Torah. 2. Septuagint (LXX) – Ancient Greek Translation of the Hebrew Bible 2. At the moment of canonization (synagogue; church)- Thinks the final draft is better than first. The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. – 100 B.C.E-100 C.E Masoretic Text (about the time of Jesus)- All modern
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These covenants established plays a significant role as it lies at the heart of the Jewish religion and governs Jewish life. Hence it expresses the ongoing relationship between God and the people of Israel that lies at the core. Moral laws are obtained from the
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Eastern- Polytheism (worship of Gods/Goddesses)‚ Corpus of literature that circulated (Epic of Gilgamesh‚ Canonical texts)‚ Myths/stories about the origin of the world (Atraphasis‚ Enuma Elish)‚ Life after death (Pyramids). 2. For Mosaic Authorship- Against Mosaic Authorship- Various repetitions and contradictions; Torah is the work of many compilations of tradition after the time of Moses; Different names for God (Yahweh/ Elohim/Jehovah) Documentary Hypothesis- the view that the Pentateuch
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insisted upon. The covenant promises belong only to the Christians (Barnabas 4:6-8)‚ and circumcision‚ and the entire Jewish sacrificial and ceremonial system are of no effect in salvation. According to the author’s conception‚ the ceremonial observances of the Law are not injunctions but types pointing the Jews to look to Christ (chapters 9-10). He is a thorough opponent to Jewish legalism‚ but by no means antinomian. The author demonstrates that Jewish understanding of the Mosaic legislation (Torah)
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