Law and Religion
«'This is a most important collection which will be significant for biblical ethics as well as for the narrower questions of law, and deserves to be widely known' - Expository Times 'These essays. touch on three areas which are in the centre of scholarly debate at present, and together make a useful contribution to all three' - Morna D. Hooker, in Epworth Review 'It can be said that none of these thirteen papers is second rate, many are lively and original, and all are highly informative.' - P.S. Cameron, in Scottish Journal of Theology 'New light is shed especially on the Jewish context of Jesus' ministry, but there is valuable work on the Old Testament, Qumran, John, Paul and Luke-Acts. A theme common to most of the book is the varied ways in which law might be understood, and the need to suspect simple interpretations. Of interest to graduate students and specialists, but also useful to ministers, undergraduates and intelligent college students.' - Walter Houston, in Theological Book Review»
The place of the Law and its relationship to religious observance and faith is a contested topic in the study of both the Old and New Testament. In Law and Religion, members of the Erhardt Seminar group provide an insight into the debate, probing key topics and offering new contributions to the subject. Their essays are grouped into three sections, focussing in turn on the Law's place in Israelite religion, in the Jesus tradition, and in Paul and the Apostolic tradition. Les mer
Thus, the foundation of the connection between law and religion in ancient Israel is explored, along with the decisive influence of the Deuteronomic reform and the radical new understanding now emerging of the later development in Judaism of the New Testament Period. So, also, the contemporary challenge to the conventional picture of Jesus and the Law is addressed, the attitude of Paul is shown in new light, and post-Pauline developments are examined. Readers will find in this symposium a refreshing breadth of opinion on a debate that spans the gamut of disciplines within Biblical studies.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- James Clarke & Co Ltd
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780227178966
- Utgivelsesår
- 2023
Om forfatteren
Contributors: Philip S. Alexander, Arnold A. Anderson, Richard Bauckham, George Brooke, F.F. Bruce, Adrian Curtis, Gerald Downing, Martin Kitchen, Barnabas Lindars, Roger Tomes, Christopher Tuckett
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«'This is a most important collection which will be significant for biblical ethics as well as for the narrower questions of law, and deserves to be widely known' - Expository Times 'These essays. touch on three areas which are in the centre of scholarly debate at present, and together make a useful contribution to all three' - Morna D. Hooker, in Epworth Review 'It can be said that none of these thirteen papers is second rate, many are lively and original, and all are highly informative.' - P.S. Cameron, in Scottish Journal of Theology 'New light is shed especially on the Jewish context of Jesus' ministry, but there is valuable work on the Old Testament, Qumran, John, Paul and Luke-Acts. A theme common to most of the book is the varied ways in which law might be understood, and the need to suspect simple interpretations. Of interest to graduate students and specialists, but also useful to ministers, undergraduates and intelligent college students.' - Walter Houston, in Theological Book Review»