A Pleasing Aroma: A Guide for the Interpretation of Old Testament Ritual Law
Description
At first glance Old Testament ritual law seems strange to modern readers of the Bible and they might not even see the point of interpreting ritual law. Nonetheless, interpreting ritual law can be extremely worthwhile. Jesus and the authors of the New Testament found a wealth of meaning in Old Testament ritual law. The question is "How can ritual law be interpreted?" In A Pleasing Aroma: A Guide for the interpretation of Old Testament Ritual Law I introduce Old Testament ritual law, provide a simple approach for interpreting ritual law, and model this approach by applying it to Old Testament passages that contain ritual law.
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William H. (Bill) Lawson is a proud graduate of California Baptist University (BA), Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv), and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD). He taught briefly at SBTS and then served with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and taught the Bible in Baptist seminaries throughout Asia for over 30 years. He has written numerous books including Ears to Hear: A Guide for the Interpretation of the Bible, Obedient unto Death: A Guide for the Interpretation of Paul's Epistle to the Philippians and The Lion Roars: A Guide for the Interpretation of the Book of Amos. He is now retired and living at The End of the Lane where he is writing books and painting/drawing pictures.
