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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782472803321

Autore

Stahl Nanette

Titolo

Law and liminality in the Bible [[electronic resource] /] / Nanette Stahl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1995

ISBN

1-281-81365-6

9786611813659

0-567-32010-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 202

Disciplina

220.6

222/.1106

223/.906

Soggetti

Jewish law

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; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 DIFFERENCE IN BIBLICAL DISCOURSE; Chapter 2 CREATION: MANDATE AND PROHIBITION; Chapter 3 THE LAW OF THE FLOOD: BETWEEN DECREATION AND RECREATION; Chapter 4 SINAI: LAW AND LANDSCAPE; Chapter 5 LAW AND NARRATIVE HISTORY: JACOB AND HIS ASSAILANT; Chapter 6 CONCLUSION: LAW AND MEMORY; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Liminal moments in biblical narrative are moments of transition and change, which are typically fraught with ambivalence. Such new beginnings enshrine both hope and doubt for the future, as in the account of the rebuilding of life after the Flood (Genesis 9). In this subtle analysis, Stahl observes how frequently one component of these liminal moments is law, offering as it does stability and order in a chaotic world but also resonating with the ambiguities inherent in the narrative history. In the Bible, law as well as narrative is multi-voiced.