From Wesley's Notes . Parshas Mishpatim , Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Parshat Mishpatim , articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie . Oswald seeks to demonstrate in chapters 3 and 4 that incoherence in the present form of the text must be read in light of its formation, and that the process of growth must be grounded in concrete social and political contexts. The results can be summarized in three phases.
Law is essential throughout the development of the literature.
There is no theophany independent of law.