THE MEANING AND RELEVANCE
OF THE MOSAIC LAW

Class Notes

Robert J. Dunzweller


Copyright © 2005 by Ruth Dunzweiler.

CONTENTS.


I. The Meaning of the Law 1

    A. The Meaning of the Law in General 1  001
    B. The Relationship of the Law to "Value" and "Norm" 2   002
    C. The Meanings of the Term "Law" in Scripture 3  003
    D. The MEanings of the Term "Law of God" in Scripture 4  004  005  006  007  008  009  010

II. The Meaning and Purpose of the Mosaic Law 11

    A. The Meaning of the Torah of Moses, The Mosaic Law, The Law of Moses. 11  011
    B. The Three Aspects of the Mosaic Law 12  012  013  014
    C. The Purpose of the Mosaic Law 15  015  016  017  018  019

III. The Meaning, Purpose, and Importance of the Oral Law of Judaism 20

    A. The Meaning, Purpose, and Relevance of the Oral Law 20  020  021  022  023  024  025  026
    B. The Development of the Oral Law 27  027  028
    C. The Content of the Oral Law 29  029
    D. The Evaluation of the Oral Law 30  030  031  032  033  034  035  036

IV. The Structure and Meaning of the Decalogue 37

    A. Meaning of "Decalogue" 37  037
    B. Versions of the Decalogue 37  037
    C. Division of the Decalogue 38  038  039
    D. Arrangement of the Decalogue 40  040  041
    E. Interpretation of the Decalogue in General 42  042
    F. Exposition of the Individual Commandments 43  043  044  045  046  047  048  049  050  051  052  053  054  055  056  057  058  059  060  061  062

V. The Present Relevance of the Mosaic Law 63

    A. The Problem of the Law 63  063  064  065  066  067
    B. The Moral Aspect of the Mosaic Law and the Eternal Moral Law of God 68  068  069  070  071
    C. The Eternal Moral Law in its Mosaic Setting and in its New testament
       Setting: A Comparison 72  072  073  074  075  076  077  078  079  080

Bibliography 81-83  081  082  083
APPENDICES
GENERAL RULES FOR THE RIGHT UNDERSTANDING AND EXPOUNDING OF THE COMMANDMENTS   i
           From Ezekiel Hopkins, A Practical Exposition of the Ten Commandments (1701).

CLASSES OF DIVINE LAWS, AND RULES FOR INTERPRETING THE TEND COMMANDMENTS  ii
          From A. A. Hodge, The Confession of Faith (1869)

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT AND VERBAL INSPIRATION  iii  iv  v  vi  vii  viii  ix  x
          By Dr. R. Laird Harris, May 7, 1954.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE MISHNAH AND TALMUD  xi  xii  xiii  xiv
          After Adin Steinsaltz, The Essential Talmud

A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORAL LAW   xv  xvi  xvii  xviii