Law in Religious Communities in the Roman Period : The Debate over Torah and Nomos in Post-Biblical Judaism and Early Christianity /
Peter Richardson and Stephen Westerholm, with A.I. Baumgarten, Michael Pettem, and Cecilia Wassen.
Bok Engelsk 1991 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Waterloo, Ont. : : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion = Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, , 1991.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (177 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - 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. - 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
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| ISBN | 0-88920-632-5. - 1-282-23305-X. - 9786613810793
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