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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154760503321

Autore

Richardson Peter <1935->

Titolo

Law in religious communities in the Roman period [[electronic resource] ] : the debate over Torah and Nomos in post-biblical Judaism and early Christianity / / Peter Richardson and Stephen Westerholm, with A.I. Baumgarten, Michael Pettem, and Cecilia Wassén

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Waterloo, Ont., Canada], : Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1991

ISBN

1-282-23305-X

9786613810793

0-88920-632-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Studies in Christianity and Judaism = études sur le christianisme et le judaisme ; ; 4

Altri autori (Persone)

WesterholmStephen <1949->

Disciplina

296.1/8/09015

Soggetti

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

Jewish law - Historiography

Christianity and law - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600 - Historiography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. Law and Religion: Origins and Present State; 2. Whence ""The Torah"" of Second Temple Judaism; 3. Torah, Nomos and Law; 4. Law, Grace and the ""Soteriology"" of Judaism; 5. Law and Christian Ethics; 6. Torah and Early Christian Groups; 7. Rivkin and Neusner on the Pharisees; 8. Sadducees and Halakah; 9. Torah and Nomos in Post-Biblical Judaism and Early Christianity; Index of Authors; Index of References

Sommario/riassunto

The role and function of law in religious communities in the Roman period-especially in Judaism-has been a key issue among scholars in recent years. This thought-provoking work is the first full-scale attempt to write a historical assessment of the scholarly debate concerning this question, focussing on two closely related religious communities, Judaism and Christianity. By juxtaposing the two



religions, a clearer understanding of the developments with respect to torah and nomos in Judaism and early Christianity emerges.     This insightful work, placing emphasis on the