Mark Robertson: Making Sense of the Old Testament Health and Purity Laws

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In addition to Amazon, here are a few other places where you can buy The Enlightened Law of of Moses.
 
Here is the book for sale on Bookshop.org:
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An ebook is also available on Apple Books:
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and, of course,  Amazon 
 
 
Here's today's program:
A major criticism of the law of Moses has to do with the purity laws outlined in the book of Leviticus (e.g. Lev 12-15). These laws seem in contrast to the soundness of many other provisions of the law.
 
Under these purity laws people were declared unclean for certain activities that are mostly a normal part of life:
a woman having her monthly period, a woman giving birth to a baby
people having sexual relations, having a skin disease, burying a dead relative etc.
Someone then touching a bed used by an unclean person was also declared unclean.
 Many commentators are of the opinion that such a regime would be impractical, burdensome and impossible to keep. At times, the purity laws also included strange rituals which are also difficult to understand.
 Jesus criticized the Pharisees for what (on the surface) seem to be similar type laws:
Mark 7:4   When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.
 
You can reach Mark Robertson at mark@roberson.id.au
 

Mark Robertson: What Does the Bible Say About Slavery?

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Mark Robertson and I talk about the issue of slavery and what the Bible has to say about it.  Slavery is one of the highly criticized sections of the Bible.  We also discuss  background on God's perspective on freedom - how he made mankind free and had no desire to see people in bondage   
This is our third podcast reviewing Mark's new book The Enlightened Law of Moses: A Christian Review of the Remarkable System of Old Testament Law
This book is available on Amazon 
You can reach Mark Robertson at mark@roberson.id.au
 

Social Welfare System and more in Old Testament Law with Mark Robertson

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Mark Robertson, author of The Enlightened Law of Moses and I  do our second podcast about his new book.  In this episode we discuss how this book is different from other books on the topic, how Jesus is the Second Great Prophet like Moses.  We also discuss how Jesus' teachings are founded on Old Testament Law and finally how Old Testament law is relevant to modern life. 
This book is available on Amazon 
You can reach Mark Robertson at mark@roberson.id.au
 
 
 
 

Interview with Mark P.T. Robertson's new book - The Enlightened Law of Moses

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Join us on my interview with Mark Robertson, the author of The Enlightened Law of Moses: A Christian Review of the Remarkable System of Old Testament Law that was released on November 27, 2024.Mark elegantly elevates the law of God being much much more than a listing of rules, but a fabric that defines the substance of society and represents the Nature of God Himself. He clearly explains how what Jesus Christ supported what God originally instituted and what He did not
Mark can be reached at 
mark@robertson.id.au
The book is available on Amazon.