Cox, Michael
Purge the Evil from among you

Deuteronomy's Social Vision of Israel's Social Boundaries.

The study by Michael Cox illuminates how Deuteronomy serves as a document of community building by highlighting the social boundaries that the book provides. To answer the arising question why these forms of behavior are so valued in the vision of Deuteronomy, Cox discusses the following two-part thesis: The purification formula of Deuteronomy (eleven occurrences in 13:6; 17:7, 12; 19:13, 19; 21:9; 21:21; 22:21, 22, 24; 24:7) clarifies the group-boundaries of the community envisioned in Deuteronomy. These boundaries are then used by later authors to evaluate subsequent communities. XX,353 Seiten mit 8 Abb. und 53 Tab., gebunden (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für Altorientalische und Biblische Rechtsgeschichte; Band 28/Harrassowitz Verlag 2024) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear