Studies in biblical law : from the Hebrew Bible to the Dead Sea scrolls / Gershon Brin ; translated from the Hebrew by Jonathan Chipman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brin, Gershon.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 176.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 176

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law.

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

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gershon Brin examines the development of biblical law, suggesting that it may be due to different authors with different legal outlooks, or that the differing policies were required in response to different social needs, etc. Biblical laws appearing in the Dead Sea Scrolls literature are treated in a separate unit. Study of this subject can shed light both on the biblical laws as such, as well as on the manner of their reworking by the Judaean Desert sect. Brin also discusses here questions of the style, the idea, and the historical and ideological background underlying the reworking of these

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Previously Published Material; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: ISSUES IN BIBLICAL LAW; PART I: Selected Problems in Biblical Law; Part II: The Laws of the First-Born; AFTERWORD: BIBLICAL LAW IN BIBLICAL TIMES AND THEREAFTER; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611803957

9781281803955

1281803952

9780567490179

0567490173

OCLC:

277237400