Exodus 21.2 The Ordinances

<p>Beginning with a quick review of the ordinances about slavery and the social construct of the Ancient Near East we see how the Israelites&#39; ordinances regarding slavery were far advanced from the cultural context from which they came. Is the God of the Old Testament different than the God of the New Testament? To answer that question, we discuss briefly the Code of Hammurabi, (cir. 1700 B.C.) a code of law pre-existing the ordinances given in Exodus chapters 21-23. We consider the JEDP hypothesis of source criticism and demonstrate that this hypothesis is refuted from the text itself. We read from Dr. Bergsma and Pitre and Origen, St. Cyril of Alexandria, St. Augustine and Pope St. Gregory the Great. </p>