We see biblical law as a long list of rules with harsh punishments, and the more we read the biblical law within modern legal frameworks, the stranger it appears. Southwestern Journal of Theology 2025 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Biblical Reference / Biblical Backgrounds) We tend to be perplexed by the psalmists who express delight in God's laws. We are too estranged from its world, aims, and concerns to see its beauty and wisdom. In Understanding Biblical Law, Dru Johnson reorients the reader to see biblical law through ancient Israelite eyes.