Diego SilvaDec 21, 20232 minOld TestamentAudience(s) of the PentateuchDetermining the original historical audience of the Pentateuch is a complex process, as there are different lines of thought surrounding...
Diego SilvaDec 21, 20232 minOld TestamentAuthorship of the PentateuchWas Moses the primary author of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)? This complex and contentious...
Diego SilvaJan 5, 20234 minOld TestamentCaring for the Vulnerable Members of SocietyIn Deuteronomy 24:17-22, Moses says to Israel, “You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a...
Diego SilvaJan 2, 20232 minOld TestamentTaking a Mill in Pledge“No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge.”
Diego SilvaJan 2, 20235 minOld TestamentMarrying Female Prisoners of War In Deuteronomy 21:10-14, Moses gives Israel the following command, “When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God...