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UNINA9910828025003321 |
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Autore |
Houten Christiana van |
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Titolo |
The alien in Israelite law / / Christiana van Houten |
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Sheffield : , : JSOT Press, , 1991 |
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©1991 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-80325-1 |
9786611803254 |
0-567-44049-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 pages) |
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Collana |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Noncitizens (Jewish law) |
Gentiles in the Old Testament |
Judaism - Scriptures - Special subjects - Law |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; Chapter 1. The alien in biblical research -- ; Chapter 2. The ancient context -- ; Chapter 3. The pre-Deuteronomic laws -- ; Chapter 4. The Deuteronomic laws -- ; Chapter 5. The priestly laws -- ; Chapter 6. Conclusion -- ; Appendix: The translation of [omitted] in the Septuagint. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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One of the first systematic and critical reconstructions of the history of the social class of aliens in ancient society, this study develops new insights gained from the sociological approach to biblical literature. As Israel developed from tribal society to state, from state to confessional community and from confessional community to province, the identity and legal status of the alien developed in a concomitant way. Laws which initially afforded the alien only partial social and cultic inclusion in the pre-exilic period eventually required complete equality between the alien and Israelite |
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