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Law in religious communities in the Roman period : the debate over Torah and Nomos in post-biblical Judaism and early Christianity / Peter Richardson and Stephen Westerholm, with A.I. Baumgarten, Michael Pettem, and Cecilia Wassén.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richardson, Peter, 1935-
- Series:
- Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 4.
- Studies in Christianity and Judaism = études sur le christianisme et le judaisme ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D--Historiography.
- Judaism.
- Jewish law--Historiography.
- Jewish law.
- Christianity and law--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600--Historiography.
- Christianity and law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- [Waterloo, Ont.] : Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The role and function of law in religious communities in the Roman period-especially in Judaism-has been a key issue among scholars in recent years. This thought-provoking work is the first full-scale attempt to write a historical assessment of the scholarly debate concerning this question, focussing on two closely related religious communities, Judaism and Christianity. By juxtaposing the two religions, a clearer understanding of the developments with respect to torah and nomos in Judaism and early Christianity emerges.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. Law and Religion: Origins and Present State; 2. Whence ""The Torah"" of Second Temple Judaism; 3. Torah, Nomos and Law; 4. Law, Grace and the ""Soteriology"" of Judaism; 5. Law and Christian Ethics; 6. Torah and Early Christian Groups; 7. Rivkin and Neusner on the Pharisees; 8. Sadducees and Halakah; 9. Torah and Nomos in Post-Biblical Judaism and Early Christianity; Index of Authors; Index of References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786613810793
- 9781282233058
- 128223305X
- 9780889206328
- 0889206325
- OCLC:
- 243576831
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