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June 3, 2025 52 mins

Do I need to keep the Sabbath or eat clean to be holy?If Christians don’t follow Old Testament laws about clothing and sacrifices, why do some still quote Leviticus about sexuality?


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About the guest: Richard E. Averbeck, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus of Old Testament and Semitic LanguagesTrinity Evangelical Divinity SchoolIn 1980 Richard moved back to Grace Theological Seminary where he took a position as a Professor of Old Testament Studies and taught until 1990. Melinda and Richard have two sons (Nathan and Micah) and two grandsons (Levi and Orion). Richard also has an MA degree in Counseling from Grace in 1989. From 1990 to 1994 Richard taught at Dallas Theological Seminary, and then moved to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, where he has been teaching Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern studies for the last 29 years.Richard publishes in the fields of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies (especially the Pentateuch), Biblical Theology, Ancient Near Eastern History, Languages, Literature, and Religion (Sumerian, Akkadian, and Ugaritic), the relationship between ancient Near Eastern Studies and the Old Testament, as well as Spiritual Formation, and Counseling. He is the authorof The OT Law for the Life of the Church: Reading the Torah in the Light of Christ (InterVarsity Press, 2022).

What Dr. Averbeck recommends for additional reading:

The Old Testament Law for the Life of the Church by Dr. Richard Averbeck

📘 Available on :https://www.amazon.com/Old-Testament-Law-Life-Church/dp/0830841008https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/the-old-testament-law-for-the-life-of-the-church-reading-the-torah-in-the-light-of-christ-9780830841004?srsltid=AfmBOoowPuCss4tuE1gwX1JFTkGNfRBvJ7NH8Tk4MbrPnoHFj_VS-B-3


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