How Can Love Be Commanded?: On Not Reading Lev 19,17-18 as Law
This article argues that the command to love the neighbour in Lev 19,18 is best read as a wisdom-law. The article problematises the common forensic reading of Lev 19,17-18, identifying some interpretative issues in viewing the love command as a legal mandate. It then suggests an alternative interpre...
| Published in: | Biblica |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2017]
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Biblica
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Levitikus 19,17-18
/ Legislation (Theology)
/ Wisdom
/ Love
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NCB Personal ethics |
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Bible. Leviticus 17-27
B Love Biblical teaching B Wisdom Biblical teaching B Bible Law |
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| Summary: | This article argues that the command to love the neighbour in Lev 19,18 is best read as a wisdom-law. The article problematises the common forensic reading of Lev 19,17-18, identifying some interpretative issues in viewing the love command as a legal mandate. It then suggests an alternative interpretative framework, drawing on the insights of narratological and genre studies. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.98.1.3197381 |