Format:
Online-Ressource (177 p)
ISBN:
9780889202016
Series Statement:
Studies in Christianity and Judaism v.4
Content:
The role and function of law in religious communities in the Roman period-especially in Judaism-has been a key issue among scholars in recent years. This thought-provoking work is the first full-scale attempt to write a historical assessment of the scholarly debate concerning this question, focussing on two closely related religious communities, Judaism and Christianity. By juxtaposing the two religions, a clearer understanding of the developments with respect to torah and nomos in Judaism and early Christianity emerges. This insightful work, placing emphasis on the major figures and bot
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Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. Law and Religion: Origins and Present State; 2. Whence ""The Torah"" of Second Temple Judaism; 3. Torah, Nomos and Law; 4. Law, Grace and the ""Soteriology"" of Judaism; 5. Law and Christian Ethics; 6. Torah and Early Christian Groups; 7. Rivkin and Neusner on the Pharisees; 8. Sadducees and Halakah; 9. Torah and Nomos in Post-Biblical Judaism and Early Christianity; Index of Authors; Index of References
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780889206328
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780889202016
Additional Edition:
Print version Law in Religious Communities in the Roman Period : The Debate over Torah and Nomos in Post-Biblical Judaism and Early Christianity
Language:
English
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