Syndicated: Jesus and Jewish Law (Logan Williams and Paul Sloan) Ep. #195

Episode Summary

Was the Mosaic Law a burdensome set of rules meant to be broken? Did Jesus overthrow the Torah—or fulfill it? In this special episode of The Biblical Mind Podcast, we revisit the pilot episode of the Jesus and the Jewish Law podcast, hosted by Paul Sloan and Logan Williams. Together, they walk through seven widespread misconceptions about the Law and how these misunderstandings distort our reading of both the Old and New Testaments.

You’ll hear why the Law was never meant to be a ladder to earn salvation, how it was designed to maintain God’s presence among His people, and why ritual purity doesn’t equal sin. They also explore the difference between distinction and exclusion, how the Law does not uniformly obligate all humans, and how Jesus builds on—not breaks—the Torah’s ethical depth.

If you’ve ever wrestled with questions about the sacrificial system, purity laws, Gentile inclusion, or what Jesus really meant in the Sermon on the Mount, this episode offers a clear, accessible, and richly Hebraic guide to reading the Law like Jesus did.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
02:01 Misconceptions About the Law: An Overview
05:57 Debunking Misconceptions: The Nature of the Law
12:08 Understanding Impurity and Its Implications
17:59 The Role of Sacrifice in the Law
20:02 Conclusion and Future Topics

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Dr. Paul Sloan

Paul Sloan is Associate Professor of Early Christianity and Chair of the Department of Theology in the School of Christian Thought, where he also serves as Program Coordinator for Theological Studies (MA). He holds a PhD in New Testament from the University of St Andrews, along with advanced theological training from St Andrews, Houston Christian University, and Baylor University. His teaching spans the Bible, Pauline literature, and early Christian theology, including courses on the Gospels, Galatians, Colossians, and the broader canonical witness. Sloan’s research focuses on the literature of the New Testament and Second Temple Judaism, with particular interest in Leviticus, the sacrificial system, and the development of sacred space in ancient Jewish and Christian contexts.

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