Dr. Jeff Leonard (Samford University) talks to us about Deuteronomy 16:18–18:22. We discuss:

* The roles of judges and their enforcement of covenant justice

* The law for kings and its connection to Israel's later history

* The priests, their relationship to judges

* The description of prophecy, the tests for true prophets, and the end of prophecy

Relevant Work by Jeff LeonardThis post contains affiliate links

* Seekers in the Hands of an Elusive God. Hendrickson, forthcoming.

Other Works Mentioned in this Episode

* Jeff Leonard, Creation Rediscovered: Finding New Meaning in an Ancient Story. Hendrickson, 2020.

* Jeffery Stackert, A Prophet Like Moses: Prophecy, Law, and Israelite Religion. Oxford University Press, 2014.

* Nili Wazana, “The Law of the King (Deut 17:14-20) in the Light of Empire and Destruction", pages 169-194 in P. Dubovský, D. Markl, J.-P. Sonnet (eds.), The Fall of Jerusalem and the Rise of the Torah. Mohr Siebeck 2016.

This Week’s Blurb

In this episode, Jeff Leonard recommends:

* East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Next Week 

Next week, we talk to Dr. Amy-Jill Levine (Vanderbilt University; Hartford International University for Religion and Peace) about Matthew 20:29–23:39 (Jesus' entry into Jerusalem; Parables; the Pharisees).Click here to meet our guides through Deuteronomy and Matthew. 

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