Biblical Law and Hermeneutics: A Reply to Professor Gaffney

Professor Gaffney begins by positing an important if disputed principle of interpretation: that the circumstances of the production, publication and reception of any text, and therefore of a biblical legal text, form an essential element of its interpretation. It could be argued that only on this me...

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Main Author: Blenkinsopp, Joseph 1927- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1986
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1986, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-101
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