Author: Bennett, Harold V.
Title: Injustice Made Legal: Deuteronomic Law and the Plight of Widows, Strangers, and Orphans in Ancient Israel (Bible in Its World).
Description: US. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 209 pp.- The scriptural laws dealing with widows, strangers, and orphans are conventionally viewed as rules meant to aid the plight of vulnerable persons in ancient Israelite society. Harold Bennett challenges thisperspective, arguing instead that key sanctions found in Deuteronomy were actually drafted by a powerful elite to enhance theirown material condition and keep the peasantry down. Building his provocative case on a careful analysis of life inthe ancient world as well as on his understanding of critical lawtheory, Bennett views Deuteronomic law through the eyes of theneedy in Israelite society. His unique approach uncovers the previously neglected link between politico-economic interests and theformulation of law. The result is a new understanding of law in theHebrew Bible and the ways it worked to support and maintain thedehumanization of widows, strangers, and orphans in the biblicalcommunity.English text. Condition : as new. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. ISBN 9780802839091.

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