The ritual cosmology of Israel saw the world in terms of the Holy/Common and the Pure/Impure. This episode explores the various ways these categories were dealt with within the sacrificial system.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death by Andrew Remington Rillera

Ancient Israelite Literature in its Cultural Context: A Survey of Parallels Between Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Texts by John H. Walton

What in the world are non-atoning sacrifices?! Andrew Rillera helps us understand what many of us have been getting wrong–not all sacrifices were about atonement. So what were they for? In this episode, we find out.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death by Andrew Remington Rillera

Misunderstandings about Old Testament animal sacrifice have lead to grave theological errors. In this episode we learn what OT sacrifice is not using Andrew Rillera’s book, Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death by Andrew Remington Rillera