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Essays on Biblical Law
By (Author) Anthony Phillips
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Sheffield Academic Press
1st December 2002
United Kingdom
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
221.834
Hardback
312
630g
These studies by an academic who is also a former practising lawyer seek to establish the principles of biblical law as represented in the Sinai traditions. Specific topics covered include adultery, family law, slavery, animals and wealth; respect for life and the general biblical moral tradition are also discussed.The collection also deals with wider issues of prophecy and law, the relationship of torah and mishpat (especially in relation to Second Isaiah), and laws in the book of Ruth, and includes a discussion of the place of biblical law in contemporary society.
Anthony Phillips was formerly Dean and Chaplain, Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Chaplain, St. John's College, Oxford and Headmaster, The King's School, Canterbury before his retirement.