Collections, Codes, and Torah
The Re-characterization of Israel's Written Law
Published on 1. December 2006
Book
Hardback
394 pages
978-0-567-02882-2 (ISBN)
Description
Scholars of biblical law are already widely agreed that ancient Israel did not draft law-texts for legislative purposes. Little attention has yet been given to explaining how and when later Judaism did come to regard Torah as legislative. As a result, the current consensus (that Ezra introduced legislative uses of Torah) is based on assumptions which have been never tested. This study steps into that crucial gap, critiques and challenges the current consensus, and presents an alternative hypothesis. .
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academics/Clergy/Interested lay reader
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
747 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-02882-2 (9780567028822)
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Person
Michael Lefebvre is a minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, USA.
Content
1. Introduction: Collections, Codes, and Torah; 2. Written-Law in Ancient Israel; 3. Written-Law in the Deuteronomic School; 4. Written-Law in Persian-Era Yehud; 5. Written-Law in Hellenistic-Era Judea (I): Ptolemaic Court-Reforms; 6. Written-Law in Hellenistic-Era Judea (II): The Civilized/Barbarian Polemic; 7. Written-Law in Greco-Roman Torah Sects: A Projection; 8. Conclusion: The Re-characterization of Israel's Written-Law Further Research.