Collections, Codes, and Torah

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The Re-characterization of Israel's Written Law

By Michael LeFebvre

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

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Collections, Codes, and Torah by Michael LeFebvre examines the origins of Torah as legislative law within Judaism. Challenging the accepted view that Ezra introduced legislative Torah, this work critiques existing assumptions and offers a fresh hypothesis on how and when Torah came to hold legal authority in later Judaism.
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This book is suited for scholars and students interested in biblical law, Jewish studies, and the development of religious legal traditions.

Scholars of biblical law are already widely agreed that ancient Israel did not draft law-texts for legislative purposes. This study critiques and challenges the current consensus, and presents an alternative hypothesis.

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Scholars of biblical law are already widely agreed that ancient Israel did not draft law-texts for legislative purposes. Little attention has yet been given to explaining how and when later Judaism did come to regard Torah as legislative.

As a result, the current consensus (that Ezra introduced legislative uses of Torah) is based on assumptions which have never been tested. This study steps into that crucial gap, critiques and challenges the current consensus, and presents an alternative hypothesis.

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

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Journal for the Study of the Old Testament praises it as "a thorough and creative treatment," highlighting the compelling arguments in chapters 4-6 that are especially relevant for students studying the institutionalisation of Jewish law.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780567692672

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 November 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd

Illustration: 4 bw illus

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 320

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Michael LeFebvre Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

About the Author

Michael Lefebvre is a minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church (North America).

Collections, Codes, and Torah