The divine courtroom in comparative perspective /
The divine courtroom in comparative perspective /
edited by Ari Mermelstein and Shalom E. Holtz.
- 1 online resource (vi, 308 pages)
- Biblical interpretation series, v. 132 0928-0731 ; .
- Biblical Interpretation Series 132. Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287389. .
Includes papers presented at a conference held "on February 5-6, 2012, the Leonard and Bea Diener Institute of Jewish Law and the Yeshiva University Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, 'The Divine Courtroom,' at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction: The Divine Courtroom in Comparative Perspective / 2 Divine Judges on Earth and in Heaven / 3 The Divine Courtroom Scenes of Daniel 7 and the Qumran Book of Giants: A Textual and Contextual Comparison / 4 Justice without Judgment: Pure Procedural Justice and the Divine Courtroom in Sifre Deuteronomy / 5 Rabbi Nissim of Girona on the Heavenly Court, Truth, and Justice / 6 The Divine Courtroom Motif in the Hebrew Bible: A Holistic Approach / 7 Getting Perspective: The Divine Courtroom in Tertullian of Carthage’s Apologeticum / 8 Disqualified Olympians: The Skeptical Greek View of Divine Judges / 9 A Life of Jesus as Testimony: The Divine Courtroom and the Gospel of John / 10 Trying the Crime of Abuse of Royal Authority in the Divine Courtroom and the Incident of Naboth’s Vineyard / 11 The Invention of the Divine Courtroom in the Book of Job / 12 The Qāḍī Before the Judge: The Social Use of Eschatology in Muslim Courts / 13 Lawsuits against God in Rabbinic Literature / Index of Primary Sources. Ari Mermelstein and Shalom E. Holtz -- Tzvi Abusch -- Joseph L Angel -- Chaya Halberstam -- Warren Zev Harvey -- Job Y. Jindo -- Meira Z. Kensky -- Victor Bers and Adriaan Lanni -- Andrew T. Lincoln -- F. Rachel Magdalene -- Carol A. Newsom -- Mathieu Tillier -- Dov Weiss --
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Contributors to The Divine Courtroom in Comparative Perspective treat one of the most pervasive religious metaphors, that of the divine courtroom, in both its historical and thematic senses. In order to shed light on the various manifestations of the divine courtroom, this volume consists of essays by scholars of the ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, early Christianity, Talmud, Islam, medieval Judaism, and classical Greek literature. Contributions to the volume primarily center upon three related facets of the divine courtroom: the role of the divine courtroom in the earthly legal system; the divine courtroom as the site of historical justice; and the divine courtroom as the venue in which God is called to answer for his own unjust acts.
9789004281646
10.1163/9789004281646 DOI
2014026700
Comparative religious law--Congresses.
Religion and justice--Congresses.
Justice--Religious aspects--Congresses.
Comparative religious law.
Justice--Religious aspects.
Religion and justice.
Conference papers and proceedings.
KB150 / .D58 2015
202/.117
Includes papers presented at a conference held "on February 5-6, 2012, the Leonard and Bea Diener Institute of Jewish Law and the Yeshiva University Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, 'The Divine Courtroom,' at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction: The Divine Courtroom in Comparative Perspective / 2 Divine Judges on Earth and in Heaven / 3 The Divine Courtroom Scenes of Daniel 7 and the Qumran Book of Giants: A Textual and Contextual Comparison / 4 Justice without Judgment: Pure Procedural Justice and the Divine Courtroom in Sifre Deuteronomy / 5 Rabbi Nissim of Girona on the Heavenly Court, Truth, and Justice / 6 The Divine Courtroom Motif in the Hebrew Bible: A Holistic Approach / 7 Getting Perspective: The Divine Courtroom in Tertullian of Carthage’s Apologeticum / 8 Disqualified Olympians: The Skeptical Greek View of Divine Judges / 9 A Life of Jesus as Testimony: The Divine Courtroom and the Gospel of John / 10 Trying the Crime of Abuse of Royal Authority in the Divine Courtroom and the Incident of Naboth’s Vineyard / 11 The Invention of the Divine Courtroom in the Book of Job / 12 The Qāḍī Before the Judge: The Social Use of Eschatology in Muslim Courts / 13 Lawsuits against God in Rabbinic Literature / Index of Primary Sources. Ari Mermelstein and Shalom E. Holtz -- Tzvi Abusch -- Joseph L Angel -- Chaya Halberstam -- Warren Zev Harvey -- Job Y. Jindo -- Meira Z. Kensky -- Victor Bers and Adriaan Lanni -- Andrew T. Lincoln -- F. Rachel Magdalene -- Carol A. Newsom -- Mathieu Tillier -- Dov Weiss --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Contributors to The Divine Courtroom in Comparative Perspective treat one of the most pervasive religious metaphors, that of the divine courtroom, in both its historical and thematic senses. In order to shed light on the various manifestations of the divine courtroom, this volume consists of essays by scholars of the ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, early Christianity, Talmud, Islam, medieval Judaism, and classical Greek literature. Contributions to the volume primarily center upon three related facets of the divine courtroom: the role of the divine courtroom in the earthly legal system; the divine courtroom as the site of historical justice; and the divine courtroom as the venue in which God is called to answer for his own unjust acts.
9789004281646
10.1163/9789004281646 DOI
2014026700
Comparative religious law--Congresses.
Religion and justice--Congresses.
Justice--Religious aspects--Congresses.
Comparative religious law.
Justice--Religious aspects.
Religion and justice.
Conference papers and proceedings.
KB150 / .D58 2015
202/.117