Law and Wisdom in the Bible
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Law and Wisdom in the Bible

David Daube's Gifford Lectures, Volume II

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Law and Wisdom in the Bible

David Daube's Gifford Lectures, Volume II

About this book

"That over forty years after they were delivered these famous but unavailable Gifford Lectures should be published is occasion for celebration. Once again we hear Daube's voice, patient and probing, as he turns over, tests, pushes fresh inquiries, and finds new insights. No man has had such a subtle sense of scriptural texts matched by such a supple sense of the practices and peculiarities of human beings engaged in the legal process. Law and Wisdom in the Bible is classic Daube." mdash;John T. Noonan Jr., United States Circuit Judge

David Daube (1909–99) was known for his unique and sophisticated research on Roman law, biblical law, Jewish Law, and medical ethics. In Law and Wisdom in the Bible, the first published collection of his 1964 Gifford Lectures, Daube derives from his complex understanding of biblical texts both ancient and contemporary notions about wisdom, justice, and education.

In addressing these and other profound issues, Daube crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries and bridges the
gap between humanism and religion, especially with regard to Christianity and Judaism. With his sophisticated understanding of Talmudic law and literature, his thinking, which is on full display in these lectures, revolutionized prevailing perceptions about the New Testament.

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Table of contents

  1. Half Title Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Chapter 1: The Fifth Commandment
  8. Chapter 2: Deuteronomy
  9. Chapter 3: Reasons For Commandments
  10. Chapter 4: Justice in the Narratives
  11. Chapter 5: Legal Institutions in Wisdom Books
  12. Chapter 6: The Wise Judge
  13. Chapter 7: Reforms of Machinery
  14. Chapter 8: The Example of the Sage
  15. Chapter 9: Mystification and Disclosure
  16. Chapter 10: The Torah
  17. Notes