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Bernard S. Jackson
We think of law as rules whose words are binding, used by the courts in the adjudication of disputes. This book explains that early biblical law was significantly different: adjudication…
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These essays explore the Jewish background to central issues in the New Testament -letter and spirit, prophecy and law, forgiveness, the accounts of Jesus’ trial(s) , evidence required for legal/theological…
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Bernard S Jackson
This volume comprises a study of parent and child, examining such issues as parental authority, support obligations, abuse, custody, legitimacy and whether religious views should be taken into account in…
This book explains and illustrates a variety of semiotic issues in the study of biblical law. Commencing with a review of relevant literature in linguistics, philosophy, semiotics and psychology, it…
Part One illustrates the various approaches - philosophical, historical, linguistic, comparative and dogmatic - being applied to Jewish law by contemporary scholars. Part Two chronicles developments affecting both Jews and…
This collection adds to the growing list of articles on Jewish law that have been published in volumes 1-14 of this series, providing English-speaking readers with scholarly material meeting the…
Part of an annual series covering the philosophic, legal and academic concerns of contemporary Jewish law scholars. This volume concludes the symposium on the philosophy of Jewish law which commenced…
