Jesus didn’t introduce new interpretations of the Law in the New Testament. Instead, He restored the Law to its original understanding.
Repentance in the Torah involved restitution for the wronged, responsibility from and grace for the wrongdoer, and justice within the whole community.
The People-Forming Passover in ExodusJune 16, 2020
CHT Fellow Dr. Joshua Berman discusses the difference between modern notions of law and how law functioned in the ancient Near East, including within the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).