Zahnd claims the Bible contradicts itself and that the Psalms/Prophets argue against the Torah — both claims are false

Zahnd argues that the Torah, Psalms, and Prophets represent different and conflicting voices on issues like sacrifice and divine violence. His specific claim: David in Psalm 40 and Hosea in Hosea 6:6 are rejecting the Torah's commands regarding animal sacrifice, and Jesus then sides with the Prophets over the Torah. Winger's response: (1) Psalm 23 (also a psalm of David) explicitly affirms burnt sacrifices — so David was not rejecting sacrifice. (2) Psalm 40:6–7 in context (especially as quoted in Hebrews 10:5–10) refers to Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of the sacrificial system, not a rejection of it. God desired obedience over rote sacrifice, but this does not mean sacrifice was invalid — it means Christ would be the final sacrifice. (3) The Hosea 6:6 condemnation of sacrifice is set in a context of Israelites offering sacrifices to false gods (the Baals, 'pillars,' household gods — Hosea 2:13, 3:4). Hosea condemns idolatrous sacrifices, not all sacrifice. Hosea 14 ends with Israel restored and offering rightly to God. Zahnd completely ignores context in both cases.