The love of neighbour in ancient Judaism : the reception of Leviticus 19:18 in the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint, the Book of Jubilees, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the New Testament / by Kengo Akiyama.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akiyama, Kengo, 1985- author.

Series:

Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; v. 105.

Ancient Judaism and early Christianity, 1871-6636 ; volume 105

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Leviticus, XIX, 18--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Commandments (Judaism).

Neighborliness--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Neighborliness.

Physical Description:

xii, 249 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2018]

Summary:

"Kengo Akiyama traces the development of the mainstay of early Jewish and Christian ethics: "Love your neighbour." Akiyama examines several Second Temple Jewish texts in great detail and demonstrates a diverse range of uses and applications that opposes a simplistic and evolutionary trajectory often associated with the development of the "greatest commandment" tradition. The monograph presents surprisingly complex interpretative developments in Second Temple Judaism uncovering just how early interpreters grappled with the questions of what it means to love and who should be considered as their neighbour."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction

The love command in Leviticus

Leviticus 19:18 in the Septaugint and the Book of Jubilees

Leviticus 19:18 in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Leviticus 19:18 in the New Testament

Conclusion.

Notes:

Based on doctoral thesis Edinburgh, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-245) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Akiyama, Kengo, 1985- author. Love of neighbour in ancient Judaism

ISBN:

9789004366879

9004366873

OCLC:

1031437656