The Bible, especially the Old Testament, seems to be filled with laws. God is a God of mercy, yes, but also one of justice, and that means that we need to follow certain precepts to do God’s will.

I’m an Old Testament scholar who cares about God’s law. But posting it in public schools misunderstands who and what it’s for. Efforts to post the Ten Commandments in public schools are not ...

“What causes certain Old Testament laws to cease to be literally normative for Christians today? The primary reason is that Christ fulfilled the law through his life and death in our place. God has ...

However, when we examine the Old Testament dietary and sanitation laws, modern science has confirmed that these are sound health practices and will contribute to being disease free and a long life.

This “love God and love others” paradigm in the New Testament is the Cliffs Notes version of the Ten Commandments, which can be found in its entirety in Exodus 20.

Another Old Testament event that prefigures the sacrament of reconciliation is in Genesis 4. ... Through the law of Moses, he gave specific ritual ways for individuals to confess their sins.

Fr. David Paternostro, SJ, reflects on the apparent "contradiction" present in the Old Testament compared to Mark's Gospel concerning the application of God's law.