Implied law in the Abraham narrative [[electronic resource] ] : a literary and theological analysis / / James K. Bruckner
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| Autore: |
Bruckner James K
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| Titolo: |
Implied law in the Abraham narrative [[electronic resource] ] : a literary and theological analysis / / James K. Bruckner
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| Pubblicazione: | Sheffield, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 221.6 |
| 222.1106 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Jewish law |
| Bible and law | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTERPRETING PRE-SINAI LAW; Chapter 2 METHODOLOGY: A PLURALITY OF METHODS FOR READING LEGAL REFERENTS IN PRE-SINAI NARRATIVES; Chapter 3 A SURVEY OF JURIDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN THE ABRAHAM NARRATIVE; Chapter 4 A CLOSE NARRATIVE READING OF LEGAL REFERENTS IN GENESIS 18.16-19.29: FINDINGS FROM THE INQUEST OF THE CRY AGAINST THE SODOMITES TO THE SENTENCE THAT FOLLOWS GOD'S FINDINGS; Chapter 5 A CLOSE NARRATIVE READING OF LEGAL REFERENTS IN GENESIS 20.1-18: THE CONFLICTS AND RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING SARAH IN ABIMELECH'S TENT |
| Chapter 6 REFLECTIONS ON THE CREATIONAL CONTEXT OF IMPLIED LAWChapter 7 IMPLICATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A study of the significance of implied law in the Abraham narrative. Bruckner examines legal and juridical terminology in the text, with a close reading of legal referents in Genesis 18.16-20.18. He demonstrates that the literary and theological context of implied law in the narrative is creational, since the implied cosmology is based in Creator-created relationships, and the narrative referents are prior to the Sinai covenant. The narrative's canonical position is an ipso jure argument for the operation of law from the beginning of the ancestral community. The study suggests trajectories for |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Implied law in the Abraham narrative |
| ISBN: | 1-281-84183-8 |
| 9786611841836 | |
| 0-567-17056-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453941203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 335.