03209nam 2200673Ia 450 991114428740332120260415134441.097866118039889781281803986128180398797805675883950567588394(CKB)1000000000552877(EBL)436929(OCoLC)277229618(SSID)ssj0000113816(PQKBManifestationID)12017293(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000113816(PQKBWorkID)10101266(PQKB)10870684(MiAaPQ)EBC436929(Au-PeEL)EBL436929(CaPaEBR)ebr10250582(CaONFJC)MIL180398(OCoLC)893334550(Perlego)804008(EXLCZ)99100000000055287719940523d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Book of the Covenant a literary approach /Joe M. SprinkleSheffield, England JSOT Press19941 online resource (225 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;174"This book is a shortened version of my dissertation "A literary approach to biblical law: Exodus 20:22-23:19. (Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1990)"--preface.9780567324818 0567324818 9781850754671 1850754675 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE NARRATIVE FRAMEWORK OF EXODUS 20.22-23.33; Chapter 2 ON IMAGES AND ALTARS: EXODUS 20.22-26; Chapter 3 THE QUESTION OF SERVITUDE AND FREEDOM: EXODUS 21.2-11; Chapter 4 OFFENSES BY HUMANS AGAINST OTHER HUMANS: EXODUS 21.12-27; Chapter 5 GORING OXEN AND DANGEROUS PITS: EXODUS 21.28-36; Chapter 6 THEFT AND DAMAGE OF PROPERTY: EXODUS 21.37-22.16; Chapter 7 CULTIC REGULATIONS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: EXODUS 22.17-23.19; Chapter 8 EVALUATION, OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsThis volume offers a synchronic, literary reading of the final form of the laws of Exodus 20.22-23.19 (commonly, though inaccurately labelled ""The Book of the Covenant""), in contrast with primarily source- and form-critical approaches commonly utilized in the past. The work seeks to demonstrate that this literary unit is much more coherent, more integrated into its narrative context, less in need of the positing of corruptions, secondary insertions, rearrangements or the like than has usually been recognized. The approach instead seeks to find authorial purpose in each case where scholars haJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;174.Jewish lawLaw (Theology)Jewish law.Law (Theology)222.1206222.12066Sprinkle Joe MMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911144287403321UNINA05181oam 2200793I 450 991115370630332120251116223556.01-351-96187-X1-138-43597-X1-315-26371-81-4094-5353-7978131526371710.4324/9781315263717 (CKB)3710000000291062(EBL)1869293(OCoLC)897070664(SSID)ssj0001383609(PQKBManifestationID)12612236(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001383609(PQKBWorkID)11320836(PQKB)10372214(MiAaPQ)EBC1869293(MiAaPQ)EBC5293113(OCoLC)988387498(Au-PeEL)EBL5293113(CaONFJC)MIL996881(OCoLC)1027159698(FlBoTFG)9781315263717(EXLCZ)99371000000029106220180706e20162015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA short guide to climate change risk /by Nigel Arnell1st ed.London :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (227 p.)Short Guides to Business Risk"A Gower Book"--cover.First published 2015 by Gower Publishing.1-322-87251-1 1-4094-5352-9 Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Climate Change as a Business Risk; Introduction: What is Climate Change? ; Climate Change and Business Risk ; Adapt to Impacts and Opportunities, or Reduce Emissions?; Climate Change and Sustainability; About this Book; Conclusion: Sources Of Information; 2 The Science of Climate Change; Introduction; Is Climate Changing, and Why?; The Physics of Climate Change; The Effects of Changes in the Atmosphere on Weather and Climate; Other Effects of Increasing Greenhouse GasesHas Climate Change Altered Recent Weather?How Might Climate Change in the Future? ; Forecasts, Predictions and Projections ; Conclusion; 3 The Consequences of Climate Change; Introduction; The Impacts of Climate Change ; Changes in climate at a place ; Potential impacts by sector ; National and international assessments of the impacts of climate change ; The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on an Organisation ; Reducing Impacts Through Adaptation; Conclusion; 4 The Politics of Climate Change: The Regulatory Context; Introduction; International Climate Policy: The Kyoto Protocol and BeyondThe UNFCCC process The Kyoto Protocol and beyond ; Challenges to the UNFCCC process: where are the problems? ; What effect would reducing emissions have on climate change? ; Other components of the UNFCCC process ; National and Regional Legislation and Frameworks ; European Union; UK; USA; South Africa; Overview; Reporting on Climate Risks: Regulation and Voluntary Reporting; Regulatory requirements for reporting ; Voluntary reporting of climate change risks ; Conclusion; 5 Assessing Climate Change Risks and OpportunitiesIntroduction: Addressing Risks and Opportunities through Risk Management ProcessesRisk Assessment; Scoping: establishing the context ; Risk identification ; Risk analysis ; Risk evaluation ; Information for Risk Assessment ; Climate scenarios; Climate scenario sources ; Translating climate change into impacts ; Conclusion; 6 Coping with the Risks of Climate Change; Introduction; Approaches to Adaptation ; Adapt to current vulnerabilities ; Predict and plan ; Precautionary approach ; Adaptive management ; Win-wins ; Identifying Adaptation Options; Enhancing adaptive capacityAdaptation actions Designing and Appraising Adaptation Options ; Adaptation objectives and evaluation criteria ; Appraisal tools ; Monitoring and Evaluation ; Conclusion; 7 An Overview; IndexClimate change poses a risk to business operations and to markets--but at the same time, it can bring opportunities for some businesses. With chapters on the nature, science and politics of climate change risk, as well as how to assess, then how to cope with it, and recommendations for incorporating climate change risks into a Company Climate Risk System, this concise guide serves the needs of business students and practitioners across a wide range of sectors, public and private.Short Guides to Business RiskClimatic changesRisk assessmentClimatic changesClimatic changesEconomic aspectsClimatic changesEffect of human beings onClimatic changesRisk assessment.Climatic changes.Climatic changesEconomic aspects.Climatic changesEffect of human beings on.363.738/742363.73874Arnell Nigel987674MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911153706303321A short guide to climate change risk4872711UNINA