| Description |
1 online resource (x, 264 pages) |
| Series |
Jewish and Christian perspectives series, 1388-2074 ; v. 16 |
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Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 16. 1388-2074
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238) and indexes |
| Notes |
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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. New Testament fast |
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Bibel Neues Testament gnd |
| Subject |
Jewish law -- Biblical teaching
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RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interpretation -- New Testament.
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Halacha
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047431633 |
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9047431634 |
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1281939900 |
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9781281939906 |
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9786611939908 |
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6611939903 |
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