Law, society and religion : essays in memory of George E. Mendenhall / Bernard M. Levinson, guest editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levinson, Bernard M. (Bernard Malcolm), editor.

Mendenhall, George E., honouree.

Series:

Maarav ; v. 24, no. 1/2.

Maarav, 0149-5712 ; volume 24, nos. 1-2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and law.

History.

Middle East.

Religion and law--Middle East--History.

Bible. Old Testament.

Bible.

Covenants--Religious aspects.

Covenants.

Genre:

Festschriften.

History.

Physical Description:

269 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Contained In:

Contained in (manifestation): Maarav 0149-5712 vol. 24 no.1-2 (2020)

Place of Publication:

Rolling Hills Estates, California Western Academic Press [2020]

Contents:

Revisiting the "and" in law and covenant in the Hebrew Bible : what the evidence from Tell Tayinat suggests about the relationship between law and religion in the ancient Near East / Bernard M. Levinson

The raison d'être of the biblical covenant : assessing Mendenhall's emphasis on kinship / Jacob L. Wright

The transformation of the Decalogue into law and covenant / Joel S. Baden

The treasure hunt for biblical origins : or, why do we need to know who said what, when, and to whom? : a response / Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg

The adaptation and fusion of Near Eastern treaty and law in legal narrative of the Hebrew Bible / David P. Wright

Temple loyalty and the loyalty oath in the Neo-Babylonian and Persian periods / Bruce Wells

Contrasting jurisprudence in ancient Near Eastern suzerainty treaties and covenants / Herbert B. Huffmon

Considering law collections, covenants, and contracts in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East : a response / C. Jay Crisostomo

To see the voices : Midrash and/as revelation / Ishay Rosen-Zvi

Covenantal language in the Bible and Qur'an / Carol Bakhos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780985614249

0985614242

OCLC:

1257311053