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Theory and Method in Biblical and Cuneiform Law
Revision, Interpolation and Development
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Theory and Method in Biblical and Cuneiform Law
Revision, Interpolation and Development
About this book
The essays in this volume focus on two crucial topics that have been given short shrift in the contemporary debate on the composition and formation of the Pentateuch: (1) biblical law, and the development of Israelite legal institutions; (2) the significance of ancient Near Eastern law for developing a proper model for the composition and editorial history of the Pentateuch. To correct the imbalance, the focus of this volume is on whether the biblical and cuneiform legal corpora underwent a process of literary revision and interpolation that reflects legal, social, and theological development. If so, what is the nature of this development and the evidence for it? If not, how are the textual phenomena otherwise to be explained? The contributors are Raymond Westbrook, Bernard M. Levinson, Samuel Greengus, Martin Buss, Sophie Lafont, Victor H. Matthews, William Morrow, Dale Patrick, and Eckart Otto. The volume will be of interest to students and specialists in biblical law, pentateuchal studies, and comparative legal history.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- What is the Covenant Code?
- The Case for Revision and Interpolation within the Biblical Legal Corpora
- Some Issues Relating to the Comparability of Laws and the Coherence of the Legal Tradition
- Legal Science and Legislation
- Ancient Near Eastern Laws: Continuity and Pluralism
- The Anthropology of Slavery in the Covenant Code
- A Generic Discrepancy in the Covenant Code
- Who is the Evolutionist?
- Aspects of Legal Reforms and Reformulations in Ancient Cuneiform and Israelite Law
- Contributors
- Index of References
- Index of Authors
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