RT Article
T1 Gott als Gesetzgeber: Entstehung und Bedeutung des Gottesrechts der Tora im Rahmen der altorientalischen Rechtsgeschichte
JF Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche
VO 118
IS 3
SP 267
OP 294
A1 Schmid, Konrad 1965-
LA German
PB Mohr Siebeck
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1770733825
AB The Torah is God's law. This biblical concept is so prominent and is considered so self-evident that it has hardly been perceived as a historical problem until now. Traditionally, it was considered to be a basic element of the Bible within its historical context. But in fact, it represents an innovation in the ancient Near East, and for this very reason it should be investigated historically - after all, in the ancient world, kings, not deities, were lawgivers. Only the legal tradition of ancient Israel developed the idea that God himself formulated laws and passed them on to his people. In the Torah, Moses plays a prominent role in this mediation. Divine laws then became a central element of religion in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. But what historical circumstances and factors gave rise to them? The loss of kingship in Israel might have been a major impact, but in addition to political and socio-historical developments, fundamental transformations in ancient Israel's intell.
K1 Bundesbuch
K1 Codex Hammurabi
K1 Deuteronomium
K1 Gesetzgebung
K1 Gottesrecht
K1 Monotheismus
K1 Mose
K1 Rechtsgeschichte
K1 Tora
DO 10.1628/zthk-2021-0014