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The "Seams" of the TaNaK (3x8)

Air date: Oct 13, 2020

The seams of the TaNaK, or the beginnings and endings of the major sections, include repeated words and phrases that show the TaNaK is telling one overarching story of Israel's need for a prophet like Moses and Elijah who will bring life to the nations. The Hebrew Bible is meditation literature (Josh. 1; Ps. 1) designed to foster (1) daily reading and pondering about the meaning of these texts, (2) a future hope in the promised prophet who will herald the messianic Kingdom, and (3) a covenantal way of life that is counter-cultural to prevailing worldsystems.