
Introduction to Biblical Law
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- I. Thinking about Biblical law
- 1. Introduction: Water from Sinai
- 2. The Laws in Scripture: Dates and Origins
- 3. Biblical Law: Mosaic or a Mosaic?
- 4. Approaches to the Law: Text and Context
- II. Israel at the Holy Mountain
- 5. The Ten Commandments: Introduction
- 6. The Second Commandment: Revealing the Nature of God
- Further Reading: The Decalogue
- III. Israel in the Village Assembly
- 7. The Covenant Code: Introduction
- 8. Restoration or Revenge? The Case of the Goring Ox
- 9. The Bible and Slavery: Humanitarian Concerns
- Further Reading: The Covenant Code
- IV. Israel in the Courts of the Lord
- 10. Priestly and Holiness Law: Introduction
- 11. The Tabernacle: A Palace in the Wilderness
- 12. Sacrifice: Communication and Community-Making
- 13. Gift Offerings: Commitment and Belonging
- 14. Hazards of the Holy Life 1: Debt Offerings
- 15. Hazards of the Holy Life 2: Food, Death, Sex, and Birth
- 16. The Holiness Code: Crops, Tattoos, and Loving Your Neighbor
- 17. Jubilee: Utopia or Practicality?
- Further Reading: Priestly and Holiness Writings
- V. Israel in the City
- 18. Deuteronomy: Introduction
- 19. Covenant Theology and Religious Intolerance: Israel and the Canaanites
- 20. Revolution: Centralization of the Cult
- 21. Justice at the Gates: Capital Crimes and Judicial Reform
- 22. The Limits of Social Solidarity: Women in Deuteronomic Law
- Further Reading: Deuteronomy
- Summary Observations
- Further Reading
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Literature
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