The Social World of Deuteronomy

by Don C Benjamin

Book Overview

The book of Deuteronomy is not an orphan. It belongs to a diverse family of legal traditions and cultures in the world of the Bible. The Social World of Deuteronomy: A New Feminist Commentary brings these traditions and cultures to life, and uses them to enrich our understanding and appreciation of Deuteronomy today. Benjamin uses social-scientific criticism to reconstruct the social institutions where Deuteronomy developed, and those that appear...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498228704
• ISBN13: 9781498228701
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"