The Revolutionary Mosaic Law

The Torah is a revolutionary document that changed many ways ancient people viewed ethics and themselves. Correction: When I cited the book, "Marriage and Family in the Biblical World" I said the quotes came from Ken Campbell (the editor) when in the book they come from Daniel Block who wrote that specific chapter. Don't forget to help us create more videos! We need your support: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qDet6sa6rODi7t6wfpg8g/join Sources: Christine Hayes – Lecture 10. Biblical Law: The Three Legal Corpora of JE (Exodus), P (Leviticus and Numbers) and D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ5qYM24vUA Douglas Stuart - The New American Commentary: Exodus Vol 2 Brevard Childs - The Book of Exodus Ken Campbell - Marriage and Family in the Biblical World Walzer, M. (1994). The Legal Codes of Ancient Israel. Nomos, 36, 101-119, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/24219507 Frederick Greenspahn - Essential Papers on Israel and the Ancient Near East David Baker - Tight Fists or Open Hands? Christopher Wright - Old Testament Ethics for the People of God Walter Eichrodt - Theology of the Old Testament Jean Bottéro - Everday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia Jean Bottéro - Mesopotamia: Writing, Reasoning, and the Gods Jean Bottéro - Religion in Ancient Mesoptamia Karel van der Toorn - Family Religion in Babylonia, Syria and Israel S. R. Hirsch - Timeless Torah Frederick E Greenspahn - Essential Papers on Israel and the Ancient Near East #History #Archaeology #Christianity