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1 online resource (177 pages) |
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Contents |
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. |
Summary |
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 both t. |
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Christianity and law -- History.
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Christianity and law. |
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History. |
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Christianity and other religions -- Judaism -- History.
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Christianity and other religions. |
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Judaism. |
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Jewish law -- History.
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Jewish law. |
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Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity -- History.
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Relations. |
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Christianity. |
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Religion and law -- History.
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Religion and law. |
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Religious communities -- Rome -- History.
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Religion.
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Religion. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Author |
Westerholm, Stephen, 1949-
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Baumgarten, Albert I.
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Pettem, Michael.
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Wassen, Cecilia, 1962-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Richardson, Peter. Law in Religious Communities in the Roman Period : The Debate over Torah and Nomos in Post-Biblical Judaism and Early Christianity. Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2006 9780889202016 |
ISBN |
9780889206328 (electronic book) |
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0889206325 (electronic book) |
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