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This book examines many of the laws in the Torah governing sexual
relations and the often implicit motivations underlying them. It
also considers texts beyond the laws in which legal traditions and
ideas concerning sexual behavior intersect and provide insight into
ancient Israel's social norms. The book includes extended
treatments on the nature and function of marriage and divorce in
ancient Israel, the variation in sexual rules due to status and
gender, the prohibition on male-with-male sex, and the different
types of sexualities that may have existed in ancient Israel. The
essays draw on a variety of methodologies and approaches, including
narrative criticism, philological analysis, literary theory,
feminist and gender theory, anthropological models, and comparative
analysis. They cover content ranging from the narratives in
Genesis, to the laws of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy, to
later re-interpretations of pentateuchal laws in Jeremiah and texts
from the Second Temple period. Overall, the book presents a
combination of theoretical discussion and close textual analysis to
shed new light on the connections between law and sexuality within
the Torah and beyond.
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Chuck F Moon, Charles F Moon; Foreword by Becky Moon
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Few phrases in Scripture have occasioned as much discussion as has
the "I am who I am" of Exodus 3:14. What does this phrase mean? How
does it relate to the divine name, YHWH? Is it an answer to Moses'
question (v. 13), or an evasion of an answer? The trend in
late-nineteenth- and twentieth-century scholarly interpretations of
this verse was to superimpose later Christian interpretations,
which built on Greek and Latin translations, on the Hebrew text.
According to such views, the text presents an etymology of the
divine name that suggests God's active presence with Israel or what
God will accomplish for Israel; the text does not address the
nature or being of God. However, this trend presents challenges to
theological interpretation, which seeks to consider critically the
value pre-modern Christian readings have for faithful
appropriations of Scripture today. In "Too Much to Grasp": Exodus
3:13?15 and the Reality of God, Andrea Saner argues for an
alternative way forward for twenty-first century readings of the
passage, using Augustine of Hippo as representative of the
misunderstood interpretive tradition. Read within the literary
contexts of the received form of the book of Exodus and the
Pentateuch as a whole, the literal sense of Exodus 3:13-15
addresses both who God is as well as God's action. The "I am who I
am" of v. 14a expresses indefiniteness; while God reveals himself
as YHWH and offers this name for the Israelites to call upon him,
God is not exhausted by this revelation but rather remains beyond
human comprehension and control.
How can the stories of the Hebrew Bible be read for their ethical
value? Eryl W. Davies uses the narratives of King David in order to
explore this, basing his argument on Martha Nussbaum's notion that
a sensitive and informed commentary can unpack the complexity of
fictional accounts. Davies discusses David and Michal in 1 Sam.
19:11-17; David and Jonathan in 1 Sam. 20; David and Bathsheba in 2
Sam. 11; Nathan's parable in 2 Sam. 12; and the rape of Tamar in 2
Sam. 13. By examining these narratives, Davies shows that a
fruitful and constructive dialogue is possible between biblical
ethics and modern philosophy. He also emphasizes the ethical
accountability of biblical scholars and their responsibility to
evaluate the moral teaching that the biblical narratives have to
offer.
This book is open access and available on
www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched.
Jewish and early Christian authors discussed Abraham in numerous
and diverse ways, adapting his Old Testament narratives and using
Abrahamic imagery in their works. However, while some areas of
study in Abrahamic texts have received much scholarly attention,
other areas remain nearly untouched. Beginning with a perspective
on how Abraham was used within Jewish literature, this collection
of essays follows the impact of Abraham across biblical
texts-including Pseudigraphic and Apocryphal texts - into early
Greek, Latin and Gnostic literature. These essays build upon
existing Abraham scholarship, by discussing Abraham in less
explored areas such as rewritten scripture, Philo of Alexandria,
Josephus, the Apostolic Fathers and contemporary Greek and Latin
authors. Through the presentation of a more thorough outline of the
impact of the figure and stories of Abraham, the contributors to
this volume create a concise and complete idea of how his narrative
was employed throughout the centuries, and how ancient authors
adopted and adapted received traditions.
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