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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richardson, Peter
Otros Autores: Westerholm, Stephen, Baumgarten, Albert I., Pettem, Michael, Wassén, Cecilia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (177 pages)
ISBN:9780889206328
0889206325