{"product_id":"9781540966384-jesus-and-the-law-of-moses","title":"Jesus and the Law of Moses","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gospels and the Restoration of Israel within First-Century Judaism\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the Synoptic Gospels' depiction of Jesus as an authoritative teacher who heralds Israel's restoration and participates in intra-Jewish debate about how to keep the Law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2025 Book Award Winner (Biblical Studies)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSouthwestern Journal of Theology \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2025 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Biblical Reference \/ Biblical Backgrounds)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Biblical scholars regard this book as an important--even field-shifting--contribution.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJesus regularly engaged the Law and its interpretation in his interactions with both crowds and other teachers. While many scholars have interpreted his teaching as criticizing legalism, nationalism, or external piety, in this groundbreaking study of Jesus and the Law in the Synoptic Gospels, Paul Sloan suggests an alternative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePutting the Gospels in conversation with other early Jewish sources, Sloan argues that the proper framework for understanding Jesus's legal instruction is his announcement of Israel's covenantal restoration. In this context, the Gospels depict Jesus as the divinely commissioned herald of the restoration and the authoritative interpreter of the Law, criticizing misinterpretation and transgression--not legalism, nationalism, and external rituals. From this perspective, Jesus's disputes with contemporaries constitute intramural debates about the Law's interpretation and proper observance. Sloan also shows how Jesus's action in the temple and his crucifixion are better understood within this restorationist context, and he concludes by examining the congruity between Jesus's teaching of the Law and the use of the Law in Acts and in Paul's Letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thorough study contributes to the ongoing discussion of Jesus and the Law in the first-century Jewish context. It will challenge students of the Gospels and readers of the broader New Testament to reconsider some common misunderstandings of the Law and its reception in early Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56684776391030,"sku":"9781540966384","price":21.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41251204.jpg?v=1778734974","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781540966384-jesus-and-the-law-of-moses","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}