The alien in Israelite law / Christiana van Houten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houten, Christiana van.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 107.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens (Jewish law).

Jewish law.

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

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : JSOT Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the first systematic and critical reconstructions of the history of the social class of aliens in ancient society, this study develops new insights gained from the sociological approach to biblical literature. As Israel developed from tribal society to state, from state to confessional community and from confessional community to province, the identity and legal status of the alien developed in a concomitant way. Laws which initially afforded the alien only partial social and cultic inclusion in the pre-exilic period eventually required complete equality between the alien and Israelite

Contents:

Chapter 1. The alien in biblical research

Chapter 2. The ancient context

Chapter 3. The pre-Deuteronomic laws

Chapter 4. The Deuteronomic laws

Chapter 5. The priestly laws

Chapter 6. Conclusion

Appendix: The translation of [omitted] in the Septuagint.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611803254

9781281803252

1281803251

9780567440495

0567440494

OCLC:

277223514