Collections, Codes, and Torah : The Re-characterization of Israel's Written Law (Paperback)

Lefebvre Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Collections, Codes, and Torah....................................................................... 1 The Cuneiform Law-Writings .................................................................................................8 The Athenian Law-Writings ................................................................................................. 17 Methodology and Approach ................................................................................................. 21 2. Written-Law in Ancient Israel............................................................................................ 28 Current Scholarship on Hebrew Law-Writing ............................................................................ 29 Source-Law in the Pentateuchal Judiciary ............................................................................... 36 Proponents of the Legislative Model ...................................................................................... 43 Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 49 3. Written-Law in the Deuteronomic School ........................................................................ 51 Patrick on Deuteronomic Law-Writings ................................................................................... 53 Westbrook on Deuteronomic Law-Writings ............................................................................... 66 Deuteronomic Attitudes toward Law-Writings........................................................................... 79 Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 86 4. Written-Law in Persian-Era Yehud.................................................................................... 87 Law-Book Citations in Ezra-Nehemiah .................................................................................... 92 Law-Book Study in Ezra-Nehemiah........................................................................................119 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................126 5. Written-Law in Hellenistic-Era Judea (I): Ptolemaic Court-Reforms.............................. 133 The Juridical System of Ptolemy II - in Egypt..........................................................................140 The Juridical System of Ptolemy II - in Judea .........................................................................144 The Impact on Native-Law - in Egypt....................................................................................148 The Impact on Native-Law - in Judea ...................................................................................157 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................164 6. Written-Law in Hellenistic-Era Judea (II): The Civilized/Barbarian Polemic................. 166 The Civilized/Barbarian Polemic..........................................................................................167 Diaspora Torah Polemics (the Hellenistic Writers).....................................................................172 Judean Torah Polemics (1 and 2 Maccabees)............................................................................185 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................217 7. Written-Law in Greco-Roman Torah Sects: A Projection............................................... 219 Rabbinic Judaism: The Mishnah ...........................................................................................220 Qumran: Community Rule (1QS) ..........................................................................................225 "Nazarene" Judaism: Matthew's Jesus ..................................................................................228 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................233 8. Conclusion: The Re-characterization of Israel's Written-Law ....................................... 234 Main Project Conclusions...................................................................................................235 Projected Implications / Further Research...............................................................................239