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Amazon reader review: Only in Jukes work have I found such a thorough-going explanation of the typical fulfillment of the Law of God concerning the Levitical offerings by the voluntary sacrifice of Christ's own life on Calvary in the sinner's place. Jukes alone unfolds the actual relationship of the true child of God to his heavenly Father because of Christ's having stood literally AS the sinner himself and having stood the judgment of God FOR each and every sinner who has ever lived (all mankind). In so doing, Jukes explains in detail HOW and WHY the child of God can fully account himself as not only ACCEPTED FOREVER with God, but much more importantly, AS STANDING IN PERFECT FELLOWSHIP AND COMMUNION with him now and forever, never able to change that standing (because Christ's offering AS and FOR the sinner was an infinitely perfect sacrifice, pure and without spot or blemish, offered ONCE for all time and eternity). Further he explains why more Christians don't enter into that perfect relationship, because of their failure to apprehend all that God has ALREADY done for them in Christ's offering of himself on the altar as OFFEROR, OFFERING and PRIEST, in perfect accord with every minute requirement of God's Law concerning each one of the offerings (Burnt, Meat, Peace, Sin, Trespass and Whole Offering). A Masterful work which will stand until Christ's appearing as the guidepost to true Christian service!

Amazon Reader Review: If nothing else, I will always be grateful to Countryman for making the Judaic purity laws make sense AS A WHOLE. I could always find explanations/rationalizations for an individual law, but the system seemed so arbitrary. Countryman -- almost in passing -- makes it all make sense.

That aside, his scholarship and theology are excellent. He looks at Mosaic law in context, and at the New Testament teachings on it. He goes into depth, often taking us back to original texts and holding our hand through the tribulations of translation. He never makes a statement without showing you why (and citing his sources). I can't stress enough: Whether or not you're Christian, Read This Book!

Amazon reader review: An excellent series of books that takes an in depth look at the Bible.

Amazon reader review: An excellent series of books that takes an in depth look at the Bible.