“’If a man has a stubborn, rebellious son who will not obey what his father or mother says, and even after they discipline him he still refuses to pay attention to them;  then his father and mother are to take hold of him and bring him out to the leaders of his town, at the […]

“If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and unloved wives have borne him children, and if the firstborn son is the child of the unloved wife; then, when it comes time for him to pass his inheritance on to his sons, he may not give […]

“…and remove her prison clothing. She will stay there in your house, mourning her father and mother for a full month; after which you may go in to have sexual relations with her and be her husband, and she will be your wife.  In the event that you lose interest in her, you are to […]

“When you go out to war against your enemies, and Adonai your God hands them over to you, and you take prisoners, and you see among the prisoners a woman who looks good to you, and you feel attracted to her and want her as your wife; you are to bring her home to your […]

Today I want to point how understanding Torah can help us demystify certain texts in the New Testament. Let’s take a look at Deuteronomy 21:10: “When you go out to war against your enemies, and Adonai your God hands them over to you, and you take prisoners…” The Complete Jewish Bible uses the phrase “and […]