<<The>> concept of intention in the Old Testament, Philo of Alexandria and the early rabbinic literature a study in human intentionality in the area of criminal, cultic and religious and ethical law

Does God take into account only the physical act, or does He also consider intention? Does inward motivation truly matter in the areas of criminal or cultic law? Were there differences between the biblical, hellenistic and rabbinic views on intention? This book explores what the Old Testament, Philo, and the early Rabbis thought about human intentionality in a legal context. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES INTRODUCTION 1. THE ROLE OF INTENTION IN CRIMINAL LAW 2. THE ROLE OF INTENTION IN CULTIC/RITUAL LAW TEXTS 3. THE ROLE OF INTENTION IN “NONACTION” CASES, OR CASES WHERE THE INTENT, MORE THAN THE ACTION, ESTABLISHES BLAME OR PRAISE 4. THE ROLE OF INTENTION IN PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA, IN CRIMINAL AND CULTIC, RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL TEXTS 5. THE ROLE OF INTENTION IN EARLY RABBINIC LITERATURE, IN CRIMINAL, CULTIC/RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL TEXTS CONCLUSIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX OF SUBJECTS INDEX OF AUTHORITIES