The Ten Commandments: A Guide to the Perfect Law of Liberty

by Peter Leithart

Overview

You know them. But do you understand them?

The Ten Commandments have become so familiar to us that we don't think about what they actually mean. They've been used by Christians throughout history as the basis for worship, confessions, prayer, even civil law.

Are these ancient words still relevant for us today? Their outward simplicity hides their inward complexity. Jesus himself sums up the entire law in a pair of commandments: Love God with all your heart, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.

Peter Leithart re-introduces the Ten Commandments. He shows us how they address every arena of human life, giving us a portrait of life under the lordship of Jesus, who is the heart and soul of the commandments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683593553
Publisher:	Lexham Press
Publication date:	02/05/2020
Series:	Christian Essentials
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter J. Leithart is President of the Theopolis Institute (theopolisinstitute.com), a Christian study center and leadership training institute in Birmingham, Alabama.

Editorial Reviews

This little gem of a book is the best introduction to the Ten Commandments I have yet come across. I learned something new on almost every page. —Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, author of Biblical Authority after Babel

Peter Leithart mines the riches of the biblical tradition to show us the way to true freedom. —R. R. Reno, editor of First Things

Here is a treatment that looks to Jesus as the heart and soul of the Ten Words. —Hans Boersma, Nashotah House Theological Seminary, author of Scripture as Real Presence

The Ten Commandments seem like an ancient relic, but Leithart shows their modern relevance. —Patrick Schreiner, Western Seminary, author of The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross

This meditation on the Ten Words will richly reward every Christian reader's attention. —Alan Jacobs, Baylor University, author of How to Think

Thrilling. That Leithart can pack in as many insights from the text and pastoral glosses into this slim volume attests to his long meditation on Scripture. Some Bible teachers unfortunately make the Bible seem boring, but Leithart helps us see the Bible anew, noticing how it pulsates with Spirit-given life. —Ivan Mesa, editor for The Gospel Coalition

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