Implied Law in the Abraham Narrative: A Literary and Theological Analysis
Overview
This volume is a study of the significance of implied law in the Abraham narrative. Bruckner examines legal and juridical terminology in the text, with a close reading of legal referents in Genesis 18.16-20.18. He demonstrates that the literary and theological context of implied law in the narrative is creational, since the implied cosmology is based in Creator-created relationships, and the narrative referents are prior to the Sinai covenant. The narrative's canonical position is an ipso jure argument for the operation of law from the beginning of the ancestral community. The study suggests trajectories for further research in reading law within narrative texts, pentateuchal studies, and Old Testament ethics.
Product Details
- Title: Implied Law in the Abraham Narrative: A Literary and Theological Analysis
- Author: James Bruckner
- Series: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement series
- Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
- Publication Date: 2001
- Volume: 335
- Pages: 220
About James Bruckner
James Bruckner is Assistant Professor of Old Testament, North Park University, Chicago, Illinois.
About The Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement
The Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement (renamed the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies in 2005) is a premier book series that offers cutting-edge work for a readership of scholars, teachers in the field of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates. All the diverse aspects of Old Testament study are represented and promoted in the series, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-scientific and literary theory, and developing theological, cultural and contextual approaches.
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