Enmity between individuals was an ubiquitious phenomenon in the
ancient world. Using the method of legal anthropology this book
examines patterns of hate-driven feuding in kinship-based and
segmentary societies and applies these insights to biblical law. It
defines the fundamental categories of enmity, love, revenge, honor
and shame in the context of feuding and it illustrates certain
legal actions, such giving false witness, and shows how they are
expressions of hateful relationships. Adam proposes that we should
understand hate between individuals as a legal construct that
becomes visible when lived out as private enmity, a social status
that exhibits distinct hallmarks. In kinship-based societies,
private hate/enmity was publicly declared and, consequently, was
publicly known in one's own kin and beyond. Private enmity was
acted out in feud-like patterns, with a flexibility that allowed
opponents to choose between various measures to hurt their
opponent. Acting out hate was reciprocal, and it typically
escalated and swiftly expanded into one party's attempt to kill the
other and to trigger a blood feud. Finally, private enmity was
"transitive" in the sense that opponents at enmity naturally
expected solidarity from kin and friends. Adam uses textual
analysis to illustrate how the legal construct of hate informs
biblical law from the Covenant Code, to Deuteronomic and Priestly
Legislation, including the Holiness Code. He also demonstrates how
hate forms the backdrop of conflict settlement. Ultimately, by ways
of tracing back through the category of private hate and enmity,
this book unpacks the meaning of the quintessential command to
"Love your neighbor!"
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Release date: |
April 2020 |
| Authors: |
Klaus-Peter Adam
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-68189-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-567-68189-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780567681898 |
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