Spirit of Biblical Law

Informationen zum Autor Calum Carmichael is a professor of comparative literature and law at Cornell University. His books include "Law and Narrative in the Bible" and "The Origins of Biblical Law." Klappentext In this study of the nature and sources of biblical law, Calum Carmichael focuses on the intimate and little-appreciated relationship between two components of the Bible, namely that the legal material represents a form of commentary or extended exposition of the narratives. Approaching his topic from the basic premise that any society's laws do not necessarily relate to its practical problems, Carmichael challenges the long prevailing view that the body of biblical laws and ethical rules grew up in piecemeal fashion over many centuries, in reaction to specific social problems as they arose. Rather, the laws are a work of historical reconstruction, redacted during one relatively concentrated period by Deuteronomic and Priestly lawgivers. Zusammenfassung In this study of the nature and sources of biblical law, Calum Carmichael focuses on the intimate and little-appreciated relationship between two components of the Bible, namely that the legal material represents a form of commentary or extended exposition of the narratives.

Product details

• Authors: Calum Carmichael, Calum M. Carmichael
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1996
• EAN: 9780820318455
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-1845-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Spirit of the Laws; The Spirit of the Laws
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Theologie, Christentum, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Religion - Church History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics