Collections, Codes, and Torah

The Re-characterization of Israel's Written Law

AvMichael LeFebvre,Laura Quick

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

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. .

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-28
Mått:154 x 240 x 20 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567692672

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Michael Lefebvre is a minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church (North America).

Recensioner i media

"This is a thorough and creative treatment, and the arguments in chs. 4-6, in particular, will command attention from students of the growth of institutionalization in Jewish law" 32.5 (2008)

Innehållsförteckning

LefebvreTable of Contents1. Introduction: Collections, Codes, and Torah....................................................................... 1The Cuneiform Law-Writings .................................................................................................8The Athenian Law-Writings ................................................................................................. 17Methodology and Approach ................................................................................................. 212. Written-Law in Ancient Israel............................................................................................ 28Current Scholarship on Hebrew Law-Writing ............................................................................ 29Source-Law in the Pentateuchal Judiciary ............................................................................... 36Proponents of the Legislative Model ...................................................................................... 43Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 493. Written-Law in the Deuteronomic School ........................................................................ 51Patrick on Deuteronomic Law-Writings ................................................................................... 53Westbrook on Deuteronomic Law-Writings ............................................................................... 66Deuteronomic Attitudes toward Law-Writings........................................................................... 79Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 864. Written-Law in Persian-Era Yehud.................................................................................... 87Law-Book Citations in Ezra-Nehemiah .................................................................................... 92Law-Book Study in Ezra-Nehemiah........................................................................................119Conclusions ...................................................................................................................1265. Written-Law in Hellenistic-Era Judea (I): Ptolemaic Court-Reforms.............................. 133The Juridical System of Ptolemy II - in Egypt..........................................................................140The Juridical System of Ptolemy II - in Judea .........................................................................144The Impact on Native-Law - in Egypt....................................................................................148The Impact on Native-Law - in Judea ...................................................................................157Conclusions ...................................................................................................................1646. Written-Law in Hellenistic-Era Judea (II): The Civilized/Barbarian Polemic................. 166The Civilized/Barbarian Polemic..........................................................................................167Diaspora Torah Polemics (the Hellenistic Writers).....................................................................172Judean Torah Polemics (1 and 2 Maccabees)............................................................................185Conclusions ...................................................................................................................2177. Written-Law in Greco-Roman Torah Sects: A Projection............................................... 219Rabbinic Judaism: The Mishnah ...........................................................................................220Qumran: Community Rule (1QS) ..........................................................................................225"Nazarene" Judaism: Matthew's Jesus ..................................................................................228Conclusions ...................................................................................................................2338. Conclusion: The Re-characterization of Israel's Written-Law ....................................... 234Main Project Conclusions...................................................................................................235Projected Implications / Further Research...............................................................................239