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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782490803321

Autore

McConville J. G (J. Gordon)

Titolo

Time and place in Deuteronomy [[electronic resource] /] / J.G. McConville and J.G. Millar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1994

ISBN

1-281-80401-0

9786611804015

0-567-32476-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 179

Altri autori (Persone)

MillarJ. G

Disciplina

222.1506

222/.1506

Soggetti

Time - Biblical teaching

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; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Living at the Place of Decision: Time and Place in the Framework of Deuteronomy; Time, Place and the Deuteronomic Altar-Law; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The book is a literary and theological study of the themes of time and place, which aims to set the so-called 'centralization-law' of Deut 12-26 in the broad context of the book. The authors show that time and place are pervasive themes of Deuteronomy, a crucial part of its articulation of its understanding of history, religion and ethics. The heart of the thesis is that the foundational encounter between God and Israel at Horeb is paradigmatic for all subsequent encounters. For this reason, no one time or place can have final or absolute significance. The thesis thus calls into question the r