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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809144203321

Titolo

The Pentateuch as Torah : New Models for Understanding Its Promulgation and Acceptance / / edited by Gary N. Knoppers and Bernard M. Levinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-57506-585-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Disciplina

222/.1066

Soggetti

critique historique - "Bible. AT. Pentateuque"

critique litteraire - "Bible. AT. Pentateuque"

Judaïsme - 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Periode postexilique) - Congres

Judaism - Post-exilic period (Judaism)

Canonical criticism

Judaïsme - Histoire - 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Periode postexilique)

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

Actes de congrès.

History

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Ce volume est tire des 4 tables rondes tenues au Congres international de la "Society of Biblical Literature" à Edinbourg du 2 au 6 juillet 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Ratifying local law codes in an international age -- pt. 2. Prophets, polemics, and publishers : the growing importance of writing in Persian period Judah -- pt. 3. The Torah as a foundational document in Judah and Samaria -- pt. 4. The translation, interpretation, and application of the Torah as early Jewish literature.

Sommario/riassunto

Since antiquity, the five books of Moses have served as a sacred constitution, foundational for both Jews and Samaritans. However long the process of accepting the Pentateuch as authoritative tōrâ ("instruction") took, this was by all accounts a monumental achievement



in the history of these peoples and indeed an important moment in the history of the ancient world. In the long development of Western societies, the Pentateuch has served as a major influence on the development of law, political philosophy, and social thought. The question is: how, where, and why did this process of acceptance occur, when did it occur, and how long did it take?