Implied law in the Abraham narrative : a literary and theological analysis /

A study of the significance of implied law in the Abraham narrative. Bruckner examines legal and juridical terminology in the text, with a close reading of legal referents in Genesis 18.16-20.18. He demonstrates that the literary and theological context of implied law in the narrative is creational,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bruckner, James K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liondon ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2001.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 335.
Temas:
Bible. > Genesis, XVIII-XX > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > A.T > Genèse. > XVIII-XX > Critique, interprétation, etc.
Jewish law.
Bible and law.
Droit juif.
Bible et droit.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Bible and law
Jewish law
Genesis (bijbelboek)
Verteltheorie.
Juridische aspecten.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A study of the significance of implied law in the Abraham narrative. Bruckner examines legal and juridical terminology in the text, with a close reading of legal referents in Genesis 18.16-20.18. He demonstrates that the literary and theological context of implied law in the narrative is creational, since the implied cosmology is based in Creator-created relationships, and the narrative referents are prior to the Sinai covenant. The narrative''s canonical position is an ipso jure argument for the operation of law from the beginning of the ancestral community. The study suggests trajectories fo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (260 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-249) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567170569
056717056X

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