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Brin, Gershon.

Studies in biblical law from the Hebrew Bible to the Dead Sea scrolls / [electronic resource] : Gershon Brin ; translated from the Hebrew by Jonathan Chipman. - Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1994. - 1 online resource (309 pages). - Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 176. . - Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 176. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface; Previously Published Material; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: ISSUES IN BIBLICAL LAW; PART I: Selected Problems in Biblical Law; Part II: The Laws of the First-Born; AFTERWORD: BIBLICAL LAW IN BIBLICAL TIMES AND THEREAFTER; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.

Gershon Brin examines the development of biblical law, suggesting that it may be due to different authors with different legal outlooks, or that the differing policies were required in response to different social needs, etc. Biblical laws appearing in the Dead Sea Scrolls literature are treated in a separate unit. Study of this subject can shed light both on the biblical laws as such, as well as on the manner of their reworking by the Judaean Desert sect. Brin also discusses here questions of the style, the idea, and the historical and ideological background underlying the reworking of these.

ISBN: 9780567490179 (electronic bk.) 0567490173 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Index Terms: Law Related to Religion.

Subjects--Index Terms: Law Related to Religion.

Subjects--Index Terms: Law Related to Religion.

Subjects--Index Terms: Law Related to Religion.

Subjects--Index Terms: Law Related to Religion.

Subjects--Index Terms: Law Related to Religion.

LC Class. No.: BS1199.L3 / B75 1994eb

Dewey Class. No.: 296.1/8