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Oxford University Press, USA 2010 Hard cover Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.
ISBN10: 0199759219, ISBN13: 9780199759217, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included. [Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0199759219, ISBN13: 9780199759217, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. What is the real meaning of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'? Where did the idea for the 'Jubilee 2000' and 'Drop the Debt' campaigns come from? And what, really, are the 'Ten Commandments'? In God, Justice, and Society, Jonathan Burnside looks at aspects of law and legality in the Bible, from the patriarchal narratives in the Hebrew Bible through to the trials of Jesus in the New Testament. He explores the nature of biblical law, legalthinking, and legal institutions by setting the biblical texts in their literary, social, and theological context.Burnside questions the biblical texts from the perspective of an academic lawyerand criminologist and asks what the biblical materials contribute to our understanding about the nature and character of law. He examines much of biblical law and narrative that has formed the basis of Western civilization, while at the same time exploring differences between biblical law and modern legal concepts and legal assumptions. The resulting book is a cross-disciplinary analysis which recognizes the integration of law and theology. God, Justice andSociety presents biblical law as an integration of instructional genres in the Bible which together express a vision of a society ultimately accountable to God. Burnside seeks to understand both the application oflaw and legal theo ...
New York Oxford University Press, USA 2010 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 584 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white.
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New York Oxford University Press, USA 2010 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 584 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white.
New York Oxford University Press, USA 2010 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 584 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white.
ISBN10: 0199759219, ISBN13: 9780199759217, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. What is the real meaning of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'? Where did the idea for the 'Jubilee 2000' and 'Drop the Debt' campaigns come from? And what, really, are the 'Ten Commandments'? In God, Justice, and Society, Jonathan Burnside looks at aspects of law and legality in the Bible, from the patriarchal narratives in the Hebrew Bible through to the trials of Jesus in the New Testament. He explores the nature of biblical law, legalthinking, and legal institutions by setting the biblical texts in their literary, social, and theological context.Burnside questions the biblical texts from the perspective of an academic lawyerand criminologist and asks what the biblical materials contribute to our understanding about the nature and character of law. He examines much of biblical law and narrative that has formed the basis of Western civilization, while at the same time exploring differences between biblical law and modern legal concepts and legal assumptions. The resulting book is a cross-disciplinary analysis which recognizes the integration of law and theology. God, Justice andSociety presents biblical law as an integration of instructional genres in the Bible which together express a vision of a society ultimately accountable to God. Burnside seeks to understand both the application oflaw and legal theo ...
ISBN10: 0199759219, ISBN13: 9780199759217, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover [DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2010]
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