A law book for the diaspora : revision in the study of the covenant code / John Van Seters.
By: Van Seters, John
Contributor(s): Oxford University Press
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003Description: xii, 236 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 0195153154 (alk. paper); 9786610502011; 9780199834785 (ebook)Uniform titles: Oxford scholarship online. Subject(s): Book of the Covenant -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Law (Theology) -- Biblical teaching | Jewish law | Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.DDDC classification: 222/.106 LOC classification: BS1245.52 | .V36 2003Online resources: Publisher descriptionItem type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and indexes.
Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The History of Research on the Covenant Code; The "Pillars" of Priority; Important Dissenting Voices; Recent Studies in the Covenant Code; Redaction Criticism of the Covenant Code; Comparison with Near Eastern Codes; The Evolutionist/Typological Approach; The Historical/Diffusionist Approach; Summary and Conclusion; 2. The Framework of the Covenant Code; The Larger Narrative Context of the Covenant Code; The Search for the Covenant Code's Connection to Sinai; Literary Analysis of the Sinai Pericope; Moses, the Lawgiver
The foundation for all scholarly study in biblical law is the shared assumption that the Covenant Code, as contained in Exodus 20:23-22:33 is the oldest code of laws in the Hebrew Bible, and that all other laws are later revisions of that code. The author of this text strikes that foundation.
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