The Imperfect Mosaic Law

If the Torah is from God why does it contain some pretty bad teachings? Shouldn't God have taught a better system than what we find in the Torah? Thank you to scholars Mark Chavalas and John Walton for helping with this video. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfr4Q-t1Hy0 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: Exploring the Composition of the Pentateuch - Baker Jr., Kenneth Bergland, Felipe A. Masotti, and A. Rahel Wells. Psalms: Volume 1 - John Goldingay A Commentary on the Psalms - Allen Ross Professor John Walton TORAH Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mE5yui0gVU Daniel J. Hays - Applying the Old Testament Law Today: http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/05-deuteronomy/text/articles/hays-applyinglaw-bs.pdf Paul and the Faithfulness of God - N. T. Wright John Walton and Brent Sandy - The Lost World of Scripture John Walton - Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (2nd Ed.) Craig Keener - The Gospel of Matthew: A Soci-Rhetorical Commentary John Walton & J. Harvey Walton - The Lost World of the Torah