Deuteronomy 27–30 (Covenant Ritual) with Melissa Ramos

Listen here as Dr. Melissa Ramos (Portland Seminary) talks to us about Deuteronomy 27–30. We discuss:

• the relationship with ancient Near Eastern rituals

• the stones as witnesses to the covenant

• the tribes’ roles in the ritual

• the ethical vision of the blessings and curses

• the distinctive nature of Deuteronomy’s inclusion of blessings

• Deuteronomy’s view of human ability to keep the law in relationship to Paul’s in Romans

• whether Deuteronomy is fairly characterized as “retribution theology”

Relevant Works by Dr. Ramos 

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• Ritual in Deuteronomy: The Performance of Doom. Routledge, 2021.

• Laura Quick and Melissa Ramos (eds.). New Perspectives on Ritual in the Biblical World. Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2022.

This Week’s Blurb

In this episode, Melissa Ramos Recommends:

• Bacon salt

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