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The Torah : theology and social history of Old Testament law / Frank Crüsemann ; translated by Allan W. Mahnke.
Van Pelt Library BS1225.6.L3 C7813 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crüsemann, Frank.
- Standardized Title:
- Tora. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Law (Theology)--Biblical teaching.
- Law (Theology).
- Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Pentateuch.
- Sociology, Biblical.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 460 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First English-language edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- A major contribution to Old Testament research, this book is the first history of Old Testament law from its elusive beginnings in the premonarchical period up to the conclusion and canonization of the Pentateuch. The emphasis is on a new interpretation of the most important texts of Old Testament law in the social historical matrix of that time.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 080062856X
- OCLC:
- 35280871
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