An Introduction to Biblical Law - Softcover

Morrow, William S.

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9780802868657: An Introduction to Biblical Law
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802868657 ISBN 13: 9780802868657
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2017

Synopsis

Informed, accessible textbook on law collections in the Pentateuch

In this book William Morrow surveys four major law collections in Exodus–Deuteronomy and shows how they each enabled the people of Israel to create and sustain a community of faith.

Treating biblical law as dynamic systems of thought facilitating ancient Israel's efforts at self-definition, Morrow describes four different social contexts that gave rise to biblical law: (1) Israel at the holy mountain (the Ten Commandments); (2) Israel in the village assembly (Exodus 20:22–23:19); (3) Israel in the courts of the Lord (priestly and holiness rules in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers); and (4) Israel in the city (Deuteronomy).

Including forthright discussion of such controversial subjects as slavery, revenge, gender inequality, religious intolerance, and contradictions between bodies of biblical law, Morrow's study will help students and other serious readers make sense out of texts in the Pentateuch that are often seen as obscure.

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About the Author

William S. Morrow is professor of Hebrew and Hebrew Scriptures at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. His previous books include Protest against God: The Eclipse of a Biblical Tradition.

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Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802868657
ISBN 13 
9780802868657
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
286
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