Part 5: Walter Brueggemann on meaning of Ten Commandments - Ministry Videos

Part 5: Scholar/Author examines meaning of the Ten Commandments during October 9, 2007 talk at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming, MI

Dr. Walter Brueggemann
Theologian/Author
Old Testament Scholar

An expert on the Old Testament and the Ten Commandments - Brueggemann examined the mighty tablet that Moses brought down from Mount Sinai during an early October 2007 talk at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming - a small northern Michigan town near Lake Superior.

Dr. Brueggemann interjects his trademark humor and calls the commandments “the Big Ten.”

“Christians like us need to ‘recover’ the Ten Commandments - Brueggemann said to a fairly liberal audience of several hundred people - adding:

“We’ve sort of turned them over to the right wing - and we need to take them back - and we need to understand them.”

Brueggemann said the Commandments are guidelines for people who care about the neighborhood - locally and worldwide including respecting your neighbors whether next door or on the other side of the globe.

Dr. Brueggemann gives his view and interpretation about the practical meaning of some of the commandments.

For example - Brueggemann said not taking God’s name in vain is not about swearing - but rather not taking advantage of using the Lord’s name - and not using it for self promotion or as a commodity to be bought and sold.

We would like to say Brueggemann does a “smashing” job explaining the tablets - but we’ll leave the quips to Dr. Brueggemann.

You will find out he is one Biblical Scholar with a sense of humor who carves out interesting thoughts and analysis about those famous words in stone.

Here is noted theologian and author - Dr. Walter Brueggemann.

Time: 9:58
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Dr. Brueggemann’s comments were edited only for length - not for content.