A law book for the diaspora : revision in the study of the covenant code / John Van Seters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Seters, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book of the Covenant--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Book of the Covenant.

Law (Theology)--Biblical teaching.

Law (Theology).

Jewish law.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

xii, 236 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

The foundation for all study of biblical law is the assumption that the Covenant Code is the oldest legal code in the Hebrew Bible and that all other laws are revisions of that code. This book sets forth the radical hypothesis that those laws in the covenant code that are similar toDeuteronomy and the Holiness Code are in fact later than both of these, and therefore can't be taken as the foundation of Hebrew Law.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The History of Research on the Covenant Code

The "Pillars" of Priority

Important Dissenting Voices

Recent Studies in the Covenant Code

Redaction Criticism of the Covenant Code

Comparison with Near Eastern Codes

The Evolutionist/Typological Approach

The Historical/Diffusionist Approach

Summary and Conclusion

2. The Framework of the Covenant Code

The Larger Narrative Context of the Covenant Code

The Search for the Covenant Code's Connection to Sinai

Literary Analysis of the Sinai Pericope

Moses, the Lawgiver

The Opening Laws: Exodus 20:22-26

Prohibition against the Manufacture of Divine Images: Exodus 20:22-23

The Law of the Altar: Exodus 20:24-26

The Epilogue: Exodus 23:20-33

Problems and Issues

Comparative Analysis

Conclusion

3. The Civil Laws, or Mishpatim

The Law of the Hebrew Slave

The Debt-Slave in Deuteronomy and the Holiness Code

The Hebrew Slave in Exodus 21:2-6

The "Purchase" Marriage: Exodus 21:7-11

The Law of the Hebrew Slave and Nehemiah 5:1-13

The Hebrew Slave and the Seven-Year Cycle

The Casuistic Laws and the Babylonian Law Codes

The Compositional Structure of the Casuistic Laws

Participial Prohibitions

The Law of Asylum: Exodus 21:13-14

Laws on Bodily Injury: Exodus 21:18-27

The Injury to a Pregnant Woman and the Lex Talionis in Exodus 21:22-25

Laws on Slavery

The Compensation Laws: The Goring Ox, Exodus 21:28-36

The Violation of an Unmarried Virgin: Exodus 22:15-16 [16-17] and Deuteronomy 22:28-29

4. Ethical Demands and Religious Obligations

Social and Humanitarian Commandments

First Series: Exodus 22:20-26 [21-27]

Second Series: Exodus 23:1-9

Lost or Distressed Animals: Exodus 23:4-5.

The Social and Theological Setting of the Humanitarian Laws

Apodictic Prohibitions and Injunctions

Prohibition against Cursing God and the Community Leader: Exodus 22:27 [28]

A General Cultic Admonition: Exodus 22:28a [29a]

Child Sacrifice and Firstborn Animals: Exodus 22:28b-29 [29b-30]

Consumption of an Animal Carcass: Exodus 22:30 [31]

The Cultic Laws of Exodus 23:10-19

The Fallow Year (Exodus 23:10-11) and the Sabbath Year (Leviticus 25:3-7)

Sabbath, or Seventh-Day, Rest

Festival Laws

Notes

Bibliography

Author Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

Subject Index

Scriptural and Other Sources Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780198034957

0198034954

OCLC:

560171240