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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Liondon ; New York :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©2001.
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| Series: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
335. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTERPRETING PRE-SINAI LAW; Chapter 2 METHODOLOGY: A PLURALITY OF METHODS FOR READING LEGAL REFERENTS IN PRE-SINAI NARRATIVES; Chapter 3 A SURVEY OF JURIDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN THE ABRAHAM NARRATIVE; Chapter 4 A CLOSE NARRATIVE READING OF LEGAL REFERENTS IN GENESIS 18.16-19.29: FINDINGS FROM THE INQUEST OF THE CRY AGAINST THE SODOMITES TO THE SENTENCE THAT FOLLOWS GOD''S FINDINGS; Chapter 5 A CLOSE NARRATIVE READING OF LEGAL REFERENTS IN GENESIS 20.1-18: THE CONFLICTS AND RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING SARAH IN ABIMELECH''S TENT.
- Chapter 6 REFLECTIONS ON THE CREATIONAL CONTEXT OF IMPLIED LAWChapter 7 IMPLICATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W.
