The Pentateuch – New Look Series

The Pentateuch: A New Look – The Need to Heed – Class Thirty-One

Chapter 26 of the Bible's Book of Leviticus contains what are often called the blessings and the curses. These are often studied and discussed alongside the blessings and the curses of Deuteronomy (chapters 27 and 28). Are these two accounts of the same lists? Do they...

The Pentateuch: A New Look – Festivals of YHVH – Class Thirty

Leviticus Chapter twenty-three contains a priestly listing of the "Festivals of YHVH." This teaching highlights various terms used by the authors of the Pentateuch to describe these holy days. What is a Moed, Chag, Shabbaton? These questions and more are covered in...

The Pentateuch: A New Look – Kedoshim & the Decalogue with Jono Vandor – Class Twenty-Nine

Leviticus 19-20, which comprises what scholars refer to as the Holiness Code contains several laws that are connected to laws from the Decalogue. Several other passages also relate laws that bear a resemblance to those we find in the Decalogue. These Decalogue texts...

The Pentateuch: A New Look – Food and Diet – Class Twenty-Eight

Food and diet play a major role in the Hebrew Bible, beginning in the Garden of Eden. In this class, we discuss the biblical diets with a focus on the laws of Leviticus chapter eleven and Deuteronomy chapter fourteen. After covering some basic regulations and...