{"id":5079,"date":"2026-05-21T18:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=5079"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:26:29","slug":"introduction-to-the-books-of-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=5079","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to the &#8222;Books of the Law&#8220;"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns5079_e8f3f2-2c{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns5079_e8f3f2-2c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns5079_e8f3f2-2c .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5079_e8f3f2-2c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5079_e8f3f2-2c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5079_e8f3f2-2c .kt-btn-wrap-0 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