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Theory and method in biblical and cuneiform law : revision, interpolation and development / edited by Bernard M. Levinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 181.
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 181
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law (Theology)--Biblical teaching.
- Law (Theology).
- Jewish law.
- Law, Assyro-Babylonian.
- Law, Sumerian.
- Book of the Covenant--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Book of the Covenant.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, c1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The essays in this volume focus on two crucial topics that have been given short shrift in the contemporary debate on the composition and formation of the Pentateuch: (1) biblical law, and the development of Israelite legal institutions; (2) the significance of ancient Near Eastern law for developing a proper model for the composition and editorial history of the Pentateuch. To correct the imbalance, the focus of this volume is on whether the biblical and cuneiform legal corpora underwent a process of literary revision and interpolation that reflects legal, social, and theological development.
- Contents:
- Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; What is the Covenant Code?; The Case for Revision and Interpolation within the Biblical Legal Corpora; Some Issues Relating to the Comparability of Laws and the Coherence of the Legal Tradition; Legal Science and Legislation; Ancient Near Eastern Laws: Continuity and Pluralism; The Anthropology of Slavery in the Covenant Code; A Generic Discrepancy in the Covenant Code; Who is the Evolutionist?; Aspects of Legal Reforms and Reformulations in Ancient Cuneiform and Israelite Law; Contributors; Index of References; Index of Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611803995
- 9781281803993
- 1281803995
- 9780567353214
- 0567353214
- OCLC:
- 276867380
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