I Am the Lord Your God: Christian Reflections on the Ten Commandments

Carl E. Braaten (1929–2023) was an American Lutheran theologian. He earned his doctoral degree from Harvard Divinity School, where he studied under Paul Tillich. He served as professor of systematic theology at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago for nearly thirty years. In addition to teaching, Braaten cofounded and edited the journal Dialog, cofounded the journal Pro Ecclesia, and cofounded the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology. His many publications include Principles of Lutheran Theology; Mother Church: Ecclesiology and Ecumenism; Sin, Death, and the Devil; and The Strange New Word of the Gospel. 

Christopher R. Seitz began teaching at Wycliffe College (University of Toronto) in 2007. He currently serves as senior research professor at Wycliffe. Earlier in his career, he taught at Yale University and the University of St. Andrews. His areas of expertise are Old Testament interpretation and theological hermeneutics. He is the author of numerous books, including The Character of Christian Scripture: The Significance of a Two-Testament Bible, Word Without End: The Old Testament as Abiding Theological Witness, and Essays on Prophecy and Canon: The Rise of a New Model for Interpretation. 

 

Max L. Stackhouse
"The arresting thesis of this striking collection of essays is that, as one of the authors says, 'the dominant heresy of the contemporary Western church is antinomianism.' Many people don't want to hear of a God who lays down the law. Most conveniently position themselves between 'It's a free country' in regard to areas where they want latitude and others to be nonjudgmental and 'There ought to be a law,' invoking civil compulsion in areas where they want others to stop what they are doing. These authors, however, take the laws of God as found in the Ten Commandments very seriously as a prophetic message for today. The essays on 'Thou shalt not kill' and 'Thou shalt not commit adultery' are especially telling. But the whole book should be required reading in every seminary and recommended reading for serious church study groups."