According to the Law : Reading Ezra 9-10 as Christian Scripture /
Christian interpreters have struggled with the story of Ezra 9-10 for many reasons. Its apparent legalism and racism, as well as its advocacy of divorce as a solution for intermarriage, is unacceptable for many Christians, yet this incident is presented in implicitly positive terms, and the narrativ...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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University Park, PA :
Penn State University Press,
[2021]
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Colección: | Journal of Theological Interpretation Supplements ;
4 |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- PART I
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Attitudes to the "Law"
- 3 The Context of Ezra 9-10
- 4 The Abominations of the Nations
- 5 Ḥērem Law and Ezra 9-10
- 6 Holy Seed and Intermingling
- 7 Profanation and Impurity
- 8 Conclusion to Part I
- PART II
- 9 Introduction to a Christian Reading of Ezra 9-10
- 10 Ezra 9-10 in Christian Interpretation
- 11 Ezra 9-10 in Jewish Understanding
- 12 Constraints from Canon and Tradition
- 13 NT Perspective: 1 Cor 7:12-16
- 14 Insights from Anthropology and a Contemporary Case Study
- 15 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical Citations
- Index of Authors and Subjects