Time and place in Deuteronomy / / J.G. McConville and J.G. Millar

• Autore: McConville J. G (J. Gordon)
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (156 p.)
• Disciplina: 222.1506; 222/.1506
• Soggetto topico: Time - Biblical teaching
• Altri autori: MillarJ. G
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Living at the Place of Decision: Time and Place in the Framework of Deuteronomy; Time, Place and the Deuteronomic Altar-Law; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: The book is a literary and theological study of the themes of time and place, which aims to set the so-called 'centralization-law' of Deut 12-26 in the broad context of the book. The authors show that time and place are pervasive themes of Deuteronomy, a crucial part of its articulation of its understanding of history, religion and ethics. The heart of the thesis is that the foundational encounter between God and Israel at Horeb is paradigmatic for all subsequent encounters. For this reason, no one time or place can have final or absolute significance. The thesis thus calls into question the r
• Titolo autorizzato: Time and place in Deuteronomy
• ISBN: 1-281-80401-0; 9786611804015; 0-567-32476-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811065603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 179.