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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815050703321

Titolo

Theory and method in biblical and cuneiform law [[electronic resource] ] : revision, interpolation and development / / edited by Bernard M. Levinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, Eng., : Sheffield Academic Press, c1994

ISBN

1-281-80399-5

9786611803995

0-567-35321-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 181

Altri autori (Persone)

LevinsonBernard M (Bernard Malcolm)

Disciplina

221.6

222

Soggetti

Law (Theology) - Biblical teaching

Jewish law

Law, Assyro-Babylonian

Law, Sumerian

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; Abbreviations; Introduction; What is the Covenant Code?; The Case for Revision and Interpolation within the Biblical Legal Corpora; Some Issues Relating to the Comparability of Laws and the Coherence of the Legal Tradition; Legal Science and Legislation; Ancient Near Eastern Laws: Continuity and Pluralism; The Anthropology of Slavery in the Covenant Code; A Generic Discrepancy in the Covenant Code; Who is the Evolutionist?; Aspects of Legal Reforms and Reformulations in Ancient Cuneiform and Israelite Law; Contributors; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

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.