The Torah Unabridged - The Evolution of Intermarriage Law in the Hebrew Bible

Examines the evolution, interpretation, and application of legal reasoning in the Hebrew Bible regarding intermarriage in order to recover and describe the logical and exegetical operations by which biblical laws could be applied to situations, circumstances, and persons that lie outside the sphere of their explicit content.

About the author

William A. Tooman is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and Director of Research of the Institute of Bible, Theology, and Hermeneutics at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Standards of (In)coherence in Ancient Jewish Literature and Gog of Magog: Reuse of Scripture and Compositional Technique in Ezekiel 38-39 in addition to numerous other books and articles.

Summary

Examines the evolution, interpretation, and application of legal reasoning in the Hebrew Bible regarding intermarriage in order to recover and describe the logical and exegetical operations by which biblical laws could be applied to situations, circumstances, and persons that lie outside the sphere of their explicit content.

Product details

• Authors: William Tooman, William A. Tooman, Tooman William A.
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781646022229
• ISBN: 978-1-64602-222-9
• No. of pages: 150
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Judaism: Sacred Texts, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics