the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
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Where did Moses write about Jesus?
Jesus said that Moses wrote about Him:
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
John 5:46
Where did Moses write about Jesus? My thoughts were:
And I will put ...
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What happened to the Book of the Law?
2 Kings 22 (NIV)
8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found
the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan,
who read it.
11 When the ...
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Why are certain Old Testament commandments still binding when others aren't? [duplicate]
Some of the laws in the OT are no longer considered binding to Christians as addressed in the linked question below. If that is the case, why are other laws still considered binding? What is the ...
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To what extent does the Law of Moses still apply?
Matthew 5:17-18 (KJV)
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot ...
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According the infallibility of scripture, do ancient near east laws (ANE laws) really explain the derivation of the laws of Moses?
In the last 100 years, archaeology has discovered many ancient bodies of law including Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite, Assyrian and Canaanite ancient laws. This has caused a lot of significant hoopla ...
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Keep the law OR nail to the cross?
I have seen two views about the laws of the old testament in the bible. One view is where Jesus himself says "keep the Law" while in the other Paul says that "the Law has been nailed to the cross"
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How valid is the JEDP theory?
The JEDP theory basically states that the first five books of the bible (the Pentatauch) were not written by a single person, but rather by four different people.
I'm trying to understand if this ...
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What was the reasons for documentary hypothesis?
Documentary Hypothesis assumes that the text of the Torah as
preserved can be divided into identifiable sources that predate its
compilations by centuries, the Jahwist (J) source being the ...
