| Description |
1 online resource (200 pages) |
| Series |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
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Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies
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| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 THE ALIEN IN BIBLICAL RESEARCH; 1. Introduction; 2. Survey of Past Research; 3. Proposal and Method; Chapter 2 THE ANCIENT CONTEXT; 1. Ancient Near Eastern Legal Collections; 2. The Alien in the Ancient Mediterranean; Chapter 3 THE PRE-DEUTERONOMIC LAWS; 1. The Book of the Covenant; 2. The Decalogue; 3. Conclusion; Chapter 4 THE DEUTERONOMIC LAWS; 1. Introductory Matters; 2. The Deuteronomic Laws Pertaining to the Alien; 3. Conclusion; Chapter 5 THE PRIESTLY LAWS; 1. Introductory Matters; 2. The Priestly Laws Pertaining to the Alien; 3. Conclusion |
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Chapter 6 CONCLUSION1. History of the Identity of the Alien; 2. Development of the Forms of Laws; 3. Development of Motivation Clauses; 4. Characteristics of this Legal Development; Appendix: THE TRANSLATION OF [omitted] IN THE SEPTUAGINT; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z |
| Summary |
One of the first systematic and critical reconstructions of the history of the social class of aliens in ancient society, this study develops new insights gained from the sociological approach to biblical literature. As Israel developed from tribal society to state, from state to confessional community and from confessional community to province, the identity and legal status of the alien developed in a concomitant way. Laws which initially afforded the alien only partial social and cultic inclusion in the pre-exilic period eventually required complete equality between the alien and Israelite |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0567440494 |
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9780567440495 |
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