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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    April 2024
    April 2024
    ISBN:
    9781108636322
    9781108493888
    9781108725668
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108636322
    Dimensions:
    (229 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.74kg, 408 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (229 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.59kg, 408 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Judaism, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Religion
    Collection:
    The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion
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    Subjects:
    Judaism, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Religion
    Collection:
    The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion
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    Book description

    This Companion offers a comprehensive overview of the history, nature, and legacy of biblical law.  Examining the debates that swirl around the nature of biblical law, it explores its historical context, the significance of its rules, and its influence on early Judaism and Christianity. The volume also interrogates key questions: Were the rules intended to function as ancient Israel's statutory law? Is there evidence to indicate that they served a different purpose? What is the relationship between this legal material and other parts of the Hebrew Bible? Most importantly, the book provides an in-depth look at the content of the Torah's laws, with individual essays on substantive, procedural, and ritual law. With contributions from an international team of experts, written specially for this volume, The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible provides an up-to-date look at scholarship on biblical law and outlines themes and topics for future research.

    Reviews

    ‘Recommended.’

    D. B. Levy Source: CHOICE

    ‘This wide-ranging collection provides an admirable entry point for understanding current perceptions of biblical law. … a book to be appreciated and even enjoyed.’

    David J. Reimer Source: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

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