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Jesus fulfilled the law! It says so right there in Matthew. But what on earth does that actually mean? Different people have had vastly different interpretations of that idea, and the consequences of their ideas are significant! Are the old laws still in effect, or did Jesus abolish them? Should we throw away Leviticus? Should we stop eating shellfish? What does it mean??? ---- For early access to an ad-free version of every episode of Data Over Dogma, exclusive content, and the opportunity to support our work, please consider becoming a monthly patron at: https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma Follow us on the various social media places: https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod https://www.twitter.com/data_over_dogma Have you ordered Dan McClellan's New York Times bestselling book The Bible Says So yet??? Buy at this link: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466/ _____________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro and podcast premise 1:55 Topic introduction: Jesus and fulfilling the Law 2:17 Modern Christian confusion about Old Testament law 3:35 “Jesus fulfilled the law” — what does that mean? 4:52 Setting the context: Matthew 5 and the Sermon on the Mount 5:16 Reading Matthew 5:17–20 6:05 The antitheses and escalation of the law 6:39 Does Jesus require continued law observance? 7:03 What does “fulfill” mean? Greek analysis 8:11 “Until heaven and earth pass away” — chronological markers 9:23 Apocalyptic implications of fulfillment 10:28 Problems with the “laws trapped in Jesus” interpretation 11:11 Breaking commandments and the Kingdom of Heaven 11:31 Being more righteous than the Pharisees 11:51 Pharisees in early Jewish context 12:56 Harmonizing Matthew with other Gospels 13:14 Comparison with Luke’s version 14:14 Can negative laws be “fulfilled”? 15:08 “The law and the prophets” as Scripture 15:40 Jewish concepts of canon and genre 17:08 Torah, Prophets, and Writings (Tanakh) 18:01 Scope of biblical law and authority 18:55 When and how the law ends 19:58 Eschatology and Matthew’s concerns 20:56 Authorial intent vs. historical Jesus 22:09 Gentiles, law, and early Christian tensions 23:04 Paul, circumcision, and kosher laws 24:10 Is Matthew pushing back against Paul? 25:08 Matthew’s emphasis on keeping the law 26:36 Biblical tension and theological disagreement 27:47 Scripture as conversation, not univocal system 28:13 Gospel authors debating each other 29:19 Problems with forced harmonization 30:21 Letting texts disagree and speak for themselves 31:40 Wrap-up, support, and Patreon ____________________________________________ #podcast #oldtestament #bible #biblestudy #biblestories #biblereading #bibleteaching #religion #Jesus #jesuschrist #god #adonai #athiest #athiesm #faith #faithjourney #podcasting #podcastclips #podcastlife #podcasters #podcastshow #skeptic #skepticism #judaism #hebrew #hebrewbible #christianbible #christianity #newtestament #christian #christianity #christianityexplained #holybible #doubt #believe #believer #belief #utah #saltlakecity #lds #mormon #scholar #middleeast #israel #religious #church #lawofmoses