Law in religious communities in the Roman period : the debate over Torah and Nomos in post-biblical Judaism and early Christianity /
The role and function of law in religious communities in the Roman period-especially in Judaism-has been a key issue among scholars in recent years. This thought-provoking work is the first full-scale attempt to write a historical assessment of the scholarly debate concerning this question, focussin...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waterloo, Ont. :
Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion = Corp. canadienne des Sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
1991.
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Colección: | Studies in Christianity and Judaism ;
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The role and function of law in religious communities in the Roman period-especially in Judaism-has been a key issue among scholars in recent years. This thought-provoking work is the first full-scale attempt to write a historical assessment of the scholarly debate concerning this question, focussing on two closely related religious communities, Judaism and Christianity. By juxtaposing the two religions, a clearer understanding of the developments with respect to torah and nomos in Judaism and early Christianity emerges. This insightful work, placing emphasis on the major figures and both t. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 164 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0889206325 9780889206328 |
ISSN: | 0711-5903 ; |