Revolution in Biblical Law: Some Reflections on the Role of Theory in Methodology
This is a review article of J. Van Seters, A Law Book for the Diaspora (2003), H.V. Bennett, Injustice Made Legal (2002), and A. Phillips, Essays on Biblical Law (2002). In the context of biblical law, there is a range of quite different types of theoretical starting point, and the books here under...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2005
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2005, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-116 |
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| Summary: | This is a review article of J. Van Seters, A Law Book for the Diaspora (2003), H.V. Bennett, Injustice Made Legal (2002), and A. Phillips, Essays on Biblical Law (2002). In the context of biblical law, there is a range of quite different types of theoretical starting point, and the books here under review make different choices amongst them: Van Seters opts for literary/compositional theory, Bennett for social theory, Phillips for a mix of comparative law and theology (though the balance of the book as a whole tends towards the latter). Examination of this collection of books — with some privilege given to Van Seters, the implications of whose work appear farthest-reaching for the field as a whole, and taking account of the non-programmatic character of Phillips' essays in their present form — may assist us in clarifying the underlying theoretical issues, issues which no one concerned with biblical law can afford to avoid. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgi005 |
