OT Law

Question 1

3 major collections of OT legal materials

Answer 1

covenant code, holiness code, Deuteronomy

Question 2

2 basic legal genres

Answer 2

caustic law: case-by-case law; and, apodictic law: unconditional law (commandments)

Question 3

sub-genres; 4

Answer 3

prohibitions, admonitions, curses, participle sentences

Question 4

Legal series

Answer 4

decalogue

Question 5

legal instruction

Answer 5

priestly instructions, ritual instructions for laity

Question 6

3 traditional categories

Answer 6

moral (timeless truths), civil (nations legal system), ceremonial - ritual

Question 7

civil and ceremonial can still be…

Answer 7

learned from though not practiced (Lev 16)

Question 8

5 ways OT law still applicable

Answer 8

reminder, wisdom, foreshadow, holiness, law reflects our need to trust God

Question 9

was law given to save them?

Answer 9

no, they were saved first

Question 10

the law is gracious to?

Answer 10

protect the vulnerable and oppressed

Question 11

always read

Answer 11

forward, not backward

Question 12

two main points in interpreting law

Answer 12

1.surrounding laws and context covenantal context (foundation for relationship w/God)

Question 13

law demonstrates

Answer 13

God’s character

Question 14

Mosaic covenant was

Answer 14

conditional, if they did all that was commanded

Question 15

OT law as a covenant w/in a story on

Answer 15

God’s personal relation to His people

Question 16

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Answer 16

1 always read forward
2 1. surrounding laws and context 2. covenantal context
2 basic legal genres 1. Caustic 2. Apodictic
3 categories, moral, legal, ceremonial
3 major collections of OT legal materials 1.covenant code, 2. holiness code. 3. Deut

4 sub-genres; prohibitions, admonitions, curses, participle sentences