"All You Need Is Love": The Old Testament Background of the Greatest Commandment of the Law

BET Archive | Volume 9 – Essays on Love

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"All You Need Is Love": The Old Testament Background of the Greatest Commandment of the Law

Joshua Philpot


Abstract (from the Editorial of BET vol. 9.1)

Joshua Philpot examines the Old Testament background of the Greatest Commandment to assert that “the injunction of love for God and neighbor is the guiding principle” around which a healthy church is built, helpfully reminding us that “love is a principle of action.”


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Joshua Philpot serves as the Pastor for Worship and Administration at Founder’s Baptist Church in Spring, TX. He holds a PhD in Old Testament from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a member of the St. Peter Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.