Law and narrative in the Bible : the evidence of the Deuteronomic laws and the Decalogue / Calum M. Carmichael
1985, 1st edition. Ithaca : Cornell University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #384340
ISBN: 0801417929
Physical description; 356 pp.; 23 cm. Contents; Kingship and the centralization of the cult -- Apostate rulers -- Acknowledgment of Yahweh's sovereignty -- Confrontations between prophet and king -- Misdirected hostility -- Justified and unjustified military engagement -- Problems of pedigree -- Sexual matters in patriarchal times -- Foreign relations and Israel's expansion -- Problems of kin -- Protection of the vulnerable -- The Decalogue. Subjects; Ten commandments. Bible. Old Testament Criticism, Redaction. Criticism, interpretation. Jewish law.
Price: €25.00