Torah Old and New

<p>Reading the books of the Law the Pentateuch in their original context is the crucial prerequisite for reading their citation and use in later interpretation including the New Testament writings argues Ben Witherington III. Here he offers pastors teachers and students an accessible commentary on the Pentateuch as well as a reasoned consideration of how these books were heard and read in early Christianity. By reading "forward <em>and</em> backward" Witherington advances the scholarly discussion of intertextuality and opens a new avenue for biblical theology.</p>