The Laws in the Pentateuch, and Other Studies
Title | The Laws in the Pentateuch, and Other Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Noth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN |
The Laws in the Pentateuch and Other Studies... Transl... Introd. by Norman W. Porteous....
Title | The Laws in the Pentateuch and Other Studies... Transl... Introd. by Norman W. Porteous.... PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Noth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Reading Law
Title | Reading Law PDF eBook |
Author | James W. Watts |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 1999-06-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0567193330 |
Watts here argues that conventions of oral rhetoric were adapted to shape the literary form and contents of the Pentateuch. The large-scale structure-stories introducing lists of laws that conclude with divine sanctions-reproduces a common ancient strategy for persuasion. The laws' use of direct address, historical motivations and frequent repetitions serve rhetorical ends, and even the legal contradictions seem designed to appeal to competing constituencies. The instructional speeches of God and Moses reinforce the persuasive appeal by characterizing God as a just ruler and Moses as a faithful scribe. The Pentateuch was designed to persuade Persian-period Judaeans that this Torah should define their identity as Israel.
Studies in the Book of the Covenant in the Light of Cuneiform and Biblical Law
Title | Studies in the Book of the Covenant in the Light of Cuneiform and Biblical Law PDF eBook |
Author | Shalom Paul |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 175 |
Release | 2005-12-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1597524794 |
Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Foreword by Samuel Greengus 1. Introduction 2. Cuneiform Law 3. Cuneiform Prologues and Epilogues to Legal Collections 4. The Problem of Prologue and Epilogue to the Book of the Covenant and Leading Features of Biblical Law 5. Annotations to the Laws of the Book of the Covenant 6. Summary Appendix I. Verse Arrangement of the Laws of the Book of the Covenant Appendix II. Cuneiform and Biblical Legal Formulations Bibliography Index of Sources
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law
Title | The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law PDF eBook |
Author | Brent A. Strawn |
Publisher | Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bi |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780199843305 |
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law (OEBL) provides the most up-to-date and extensive treatment of the Bible and law yet attempted, both updating and expanding the scope of previous scholarship in the field. In comprehensive overviews, scholars at the forefront of biblical studies and law address three foci: biblical law itself; the ancient contexts of biblical law; and the afterlife and influence of biblical law in antiquity and in modern jurisprudence around the world.
The Laws of Yahweh
Title | The Laws of Yahweh PDF eBook |
Author | William J. Doorly |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780809140374 |
A collection and explanation of the laws found in the Old Testament.
Readings from the Ancient Near East
Title | Readings from the Ancient Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Bill T. Arnold |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2002-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0801022924 |
Comprehensive, up-to-date collection of primary source documents (creation accounts, epic literature, etc.) gives insight into the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament.