LEADER 04764nam 22006854a 450 001 9910465170703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-50201-0 010 $a1-4237-6303-3 010 $a9786610502011 010 $a0-19-803495-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000300039 035 $a(EBL)3052089 035 $a(OCoLC)560171240 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087942 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113084 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087942 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10069758 035 $a(PQKB)10673639 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074770 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3052089 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3052089 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10142452 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL50201 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000300039 100 $a20011113d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA law book for the diaspora$b[electronic resource] $erevision in the study of the covenant code /$fJohn Van Seters 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-515315-4 311 $a0-19-983478-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and indexes. 327 $aContents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The History of Research on the Covenant Code; The "Pillars" of Priority; Important Dissenting Voices; Recent Studies in the Covenant Code; Redaction Criticism of the Covenant Code; Comparison with Near Eastern Codes; The Evolutionist/Typological Approach; The Historical/Diffusionist Approach; Summary and Conclusion; 2. The Framework of the Covenant Code; The Larger Narrative Context of the Covenant Code; The Search for the Covenant Code's Connection to Sinai; Literary Analysis of the Sinai Pericope; Moses, the Lawgiver 327 $aThe Opening Laws: Exodus 20:22-26Prohibition against the Manufacture of Divine Images: Exodus 20:22-23; The Law of the Altar: Exodus 20:24-26; The Epilogue: Exodus 23:20-33; Problems and Issues; Comparative Analysis; Conclusion; 3. The Civil Laws, or Mishpatim; The Law of the Hebrew Slave; The Debt-Slave in Deuteronomy and the Holiness Code; The Hebrew Slave in Exodus 21:2-6; The "Purchase" Marriage: Exodus 21:7-11; The Law of the Hebrew Slave and Nehemiah 5:1-13; The Hebrew Slave and the Seven-Year Cycle; Conclusion; The Casuistic Laws and the Babylonian Law Codes 327 $aThe Compositional Structure of the Casuistic LawsParticipial Prohibitions; The Law of Asylum: Exodus 21:13-14; Laws on Bodily Injury: Exodus 21:18-27; The Injury to a Pregnant Woman and the Lex Talionis in Exodus 21:22-25; Laws on Slavery; The Compensation Laws: The Goring Ox, Exodus 21:28-36; The Violation of an Unmarried Virgin: Exodus 22:15-16 [16-17] and Deuteronomy 22:28-29; Conclusion; 4. Ethical Demands and Religious Obligations; Social and Humanitarian Commandments; First Series: Exodus 22:20-26 [21-27]; Second Series: Exodus 23:1-9; Lost or Distressed Animals: Exodus 23:4-5 327 $aThe Social and Theological Setting of the Humanitarian LawsApodictic Prohibitions and Injunctions; Prohibition against Cursing God and the Community Leader: Exodus 22:27 [28]; A General Cultic Admonition: Exodus 22:28a [29a]; Child Sacrifice and Firstborn Animals: Exodus 22:28b-29 [29b-30]; Consumption of an Animal Carcass: Exodus 22:30 [31]; The Cultic Laws of Exodus 23:10-19; The Fallow Year (Exodus 23:10-11) and the Sabbath Year (Leviticus 25:3-7); Sabbath, or Seventh-Day, Rest; Festival Laws; Conclusion; Summary and Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I 327 $aJK; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Scriptural and Other Sources Index 330 8 $aThe foundation for all scholarly study in biblical law is the shared assumption that the Covenant Code, as contained in Exodus 20:23-22:33 is the oldest code of laws in the Hebrew Bible, and that all other laws are later revisions of that code. The author of this text strikes that foundation. 606 $aLaw (Theology)$xBiblical teaching 606 $aJewish law 606 $aJudaism$xHistory$yPost-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLaw (Theology)$xBiblical teaching. 615 0$aJewish law. 615 0$aJudaism$xHistory 676 $a222/.106 700 $aVan Seters$b John$0876186 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465170703321 996 $aA law book for the diaspora$92284910 997 $aUNINA