Studies in the semiotics of biblical law / Bernard S. Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Bernard S.

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 314

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law--Language--History--To 1500.

Jewish law.

Law (Theology)--Biblical teaching.

Law (Theology).

Semiotics (Law).

Bible. Old Testament--Language, style.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explains and illustrates a variety of semiotic issues in the study of biblical law. Commencing with a review of relevant literature in linguistics, philosophy, semiotics and psychology, it examines biblical law in terms of its users, its medium and its message. It criticizes our use of the notion of 'literal meaning', at the level of both words and sentences, preferring to see meaning constructed by the narrative images that the language evokes. These images may come from either social experience or cultural narratives.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 SOME SEMIOTIC THEORIES; Chapter 2 SPEECH ACTS AND SPEECH BEHAVIOUR; Chapter 3 'WISDOM-LAWS'; Chapter 4 THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL DRAFTING; Chapter 5 THE WRITTEN MEDIA OF LAW; Chapter 6 THE TEMPORALITY OF THE LAW; Chapter 7 'POSTULATES' AND VALUES; Chapter 8 LAW'S INTERNAL RECOGNITION; Chapter 9 'COVENANT RENEWAL' AND NARRATIVE STRUCTURE; Chapter 10 TALION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-317) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611841645

9781281841643

1281841641

9780567578693

0567578690

OCLC:

286970612