The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes - Philippe Guillaume
49. Is "Torah" Law or Teaching?
The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes - Philippe Guillaume
Megan B. Turton [+]
Whitley College
Megan B. Turton is lecturer in the Hebrew Bible and language at Whitley College in Australia. Megan Turton holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Biblical Studies from the University of Sydney. Her research interests include the character and functions of biblical law. She is the author of Law and Narrative: Textual Fluidity in Exodus 19–24, FAT I (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, forthcoming).
Description
The first five books of the Bible comprise the Torah, but “torah” is present throughout the Hebrew Bible as teachings, instructions, laws, commandments and norms that extend well beyond the different biblical legal collections.