bokomslag Legal Revision and Religious Renewal in Ancient Israel
Filosofi & religion

Legal Revision and Religious Renewal in Ancient Israel

Bernard M Levinson

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  • 236 sidor
  • 2008
This book examines the doctrine of transgenerational punishment found in the Decalogue - the idea that God punishes sinners vicariously, extending the punishment due them to three or four generations of their progeny. Although a 'God-given' law, the unfairness of punishing innocent people in this way was clearly recognized in ancient Israel. A series of inner-biblical and post-biblical responses to the rule demonstrates that later writers were able to criticize, reject, and replace this doctrine with the notion of individual retribution. Supporting further study, it includes a valuable bibliographical essay on the distinctive approach of inner-biblical exegesis, showing the contributions of European, Israeli, and North American scholars. This Cambridge release represents a major revision and expansion of the French edition, L'Hermneutique de l'innovation: Canon et exgse dans l'Isral biblique, nearly doubling its length with extensive content and offering alternative perspectives on debates about canonicity, textual authority, and authorship.
  • Författare: Bernard M Levinson
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780521513449
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 236
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2008-08-04
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press