Love and Joy: Law, Language, and Religion in Ancient Israel

by Yochanan Muffs

Book Overview

This is a book about law and religion. It opens with a study of prophrtic intercession as a response to the tensions inherent in monotheism, the struggles between love and justice that seem to take place within Israel's God. The final chapters concern the rich legal vocabulary in which Israelites expressed ideas of freedom and spontaneity. The intervening essays also deal wiht religious language and concepts in religious contexts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067453932X
• ISBN13: 9780674539327
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: JTS Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"