The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible

Herausgeber: Wells, Bruce

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is for students, scholars, and general readers who are interested in the legal texts and ideas of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). The book explains the nature and history of biblical law, the legal significance of its rules, and its influence on early Judaism and Christianity.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Companions to Religion
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 588g
• ISBN-13: 9781108725668
• ISBN-10: 110872566X
• Artikelnr.: 68479498

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Bruce Wells
Part I. The Historical Context of Biblical Law: 1. Law in the ancient Near East Sophie Demare-Lafont
2. Law in the eastern Mediterranean Anselm C. Hagedorn
Part II. The Biblical Legal Collections: 3. The nature of the collections Bruce Wells
4. The origins of the law Sara J. Milstein
5. The narrative context of the collections Simeon Chavel
Part III. The Biblical Laws: 6. Substantive law Sandra Jacobs
7. Procedural law Giovanna R. Czander
8. Ritual law Michael B. Hundley
Part IV. Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses: 9. Law and prophecy Reinhard Achenbach
10. Law and prayer Shalom E. Holtz
11. Law and wisdom Thomas Kruger
Part V. The Legacy of Biblical Law: 12. Biblical law and Dead Sea Scrolls Hannah K. Harrington
13. Biblical law and the New Testament Thomas Kazen
14. Biblical law and rabbinic literature Steven D. Fraade
15. Biblical law and early Christian interpretation Adam Gregerman.