RT Book T1 Essays on Halakhah in the New Testament T2 Jewish and Christian perspectives series JF Jewish and Christian perspectives series A2 Jackson, Bernard S. 1944- LA English PP Leiden Boston PB Brill YR 2010 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/864092652 AB Historical observations on the relationship between letter and spirit -- The prophet and the law in early Judaism and the New Testament -- The trials of Jesus and Jeremiah -- Testes singulares in early Jewish law and the New Testament -- Susanna and the singular history of singular witnesses -- The Jewish background to the prodigal son : an unresolved problem -- Risk-taking shepherds -- "Holier than thou"? : marriage and divorce in the scrolls, the New Testament and early Rabbinic sources. AB The texts of the New Testament have long been understood to require interpretation in the light of the Hebrew Bible, Qumran and other postbiblical literary and documentary sources. Conversely, they provide an invaluable source for the reconstruction of ""halakhah"" in the late Second Commonwealth period. These essays illustrate the complexity of the inter-relationships, and the methodological issues which arise: the ""legal"" content of the texts cannot be separated from the intertextualities of Jewish theology. The topics cover letter and spirit, prophecy and law, forgiveness, the accounts of OP 264 NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238) and indexes. - Description based on print version record NO Description based on print version record NO Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 CN BS2545.L34 SN 978-90-474-3163-3 SN 90-474-3163-4 K1 Bible : Criticism, interpretation, etc : Neues Testament K1 Bible : New Testament : Criticism, interpretation, etc K1 Bible. New Testament : Criticism, interpretation, etc K1 Bible K1 Bibel K1 Neues Testament K1 Jewish Law : Biblical teaching K1 Halacha K1 Criticism, interpretation, etc K1 RELIGION ; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation ; New Testament K1 Electronic books