Theory And Method In Biblical And Cuneiform Law Revision: Revision, Interpolation And Development (journal For The Study Of The Old Testament. Supplement Series, 181)

the Essays In This Volume Focus On Two Crucial Topics That Have Been Given Short Shrift In The Contemporary Debate On The Composition And Formation Of The Pentateuch: (1) Biblical Law, And The Development Of Israelite Legal Institutions; (2) The Significance Of Ancient Near Eastern Law For Developing A Proper Model For The Composition And Editorial History Of The Pentateuch. To Correct The Imbalance, The Focus Of This Volume Is On Whether The Biblical And Cuneiform Legal Corpora Underwent A Process Of Literary Revision And Interpolation That Reflects Legal, Social, And Theological Development. If So, What Is The Nature Of This Development And The Evidence For It? If Not, How Are The Textual Phenomena Otherwise To Be Explained? The Contributors Are Raymond Westbrook, Bernard M. Levinson, Samuel Greengus, Martin Buss, Sophie Lafont, Victor H. Matthews, William Morrow, Dale Patrick, And Eckart Otto. The Volume Will Be Of Interest To Students And Specialists In Biblical Law, Pentateuchal Studies, And Comparative Legal History. Annotation The essays in this volume focus on two crucial topics that have been given short shrift in the contemporary debate on the composition and formation of the Pentateuch: (1) biblical law, and the development of Israelite legal institutions; (2) the significance of ancient Near Eastern law for developing a proper model for the composition and editorial history of the Pentateuch. To correct the imbalance, the focus of this volume is on whether the biblical and cuneiform legal corpora underwent a process of literary revision and interpolation that reflects legal, social, and theological development. If so, what is the nature of this development and the evidence for it? If not, how are the textual phenomena otherwise to be explained? The contributors are Raymond Westbrook, Bernard M. Levinson, Samuel Greengus, Martin Buss, Sophie Lafont, Victor H. Matthews, William Morrow, Dale Patrick, and Eckart Otto. The volume will be of interest to students and specialists in biblical law, pentateuchal studies, and comparative legal history Contents......Page 6 Abbreviations......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 What is the Covenant Code?......Page 16 The Case for Revision and Interpolation within the Biblical Legal Corpora......Page 38 Some Issues Relating to the Comparability of Laws and the Coherence of the Legal Tradition......Page 61 Legal Science and Legislation......Page 89 Ancient Near Eastern Laws: Continuity and Pluralism......Page 92 The Anthropology of Slavery in the Covenant Code......Page 120 A Generic Discrepancy in the Covenant Code......Page 137 Who is the Evolutionist?......Page 153 Aspects of Legal Reforms and Reformulations in Ancient Cuneiform and Israelite Law......Page 161 Contributors......Page 198 Index of References......Page 200 F......Page 205 M......Page 206 W......Page 207 Z......Page 208