General & Miscellaneous Bible Studies, Theology - Bible Studies, General & Miscellaneous Theology, Assyro-Babylonia - General & Miscellaneous Ancient History, Legal History - Sources of Law, Sumer - Ancient History, Jewish Law, Religious Law - General & M
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Overview
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. If so, what is the nature of this development and the evidence for it? If not, how are the textual phenomena otherwise to be explained? The contributors are Raymond Westbrook, Bernard M. Levinson, Samuel Greengus, Martin Buss, Sophie Lafont, Victor H. Matthews, William Morrow, Dale Patrick, and Eckart Otto. The volume will be of interest to students and specialists in biblical law, pentateuchal studies, and comparative legal history.Book Details
Published
September 1, 1994
Publisher
Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffie
Pages
207
Format
Hardcover, 0017
ISBN
9781850754985