Jewish law and identity : academic essays / Heerak Christian Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, H. C. (Heerak Christian)

Series:

Hermit Kingdom studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 2.

Hermit Kingdom studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law.

Jews--Identity.

Jews.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Physical Description:

xiii, 227 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Hermit Kingdom Press, [2005]

Contents:

The Abrahamic covenant and the English common law : a comparative study in contract law to elucidate the ancient Israelite society

Understanding Jewish law and the socio-cultural history of the Jews in the Talmudic Era (70-500 AD)

Midrash and method : an examination of the most recent monographs on methodology

The servitude-Exodus narrative and the Passover as a factual legend : a study of genre and a formulation of a historical criteria

A window into the Deuteronomistic world : royal ideology, Zion theology, and social justice as texts in Judges 19-21

A critical and theoretical conceptualization of ritual studies and its application in the ancient Roman world

Prophecy, biblical interpreters, and the book of Chronicles

Food, eating practices, and empowerment in the narrative of Acts

The key signifier of 'forever' in Psalms of Solomon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-227).

ISBN:

1596890460

1596890479

OCLC:

60971963