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Deuteronomy 14:1–16:17 (Food and Festivals)

The Two Testaments

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Food Laws - Can You Draw Justice Out of Them?

Deuteronomy manages to blend its humane social ethics with its insistence on a sharp ethnic boundary. In the ancient world, the tides were seen as essentially religious or political taxes. The tax that you owe Yahweh is surrendered to him and then he immediately gives it back to fund this enormous meal.

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