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Immigrants and Innovative Law: Deuteronomy's Theological and Social Vision for the Ger

by Mark A. Awabdy

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 2.3 cm

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Mark A. Awabdy provides a nuanced and extensive understanding of the noun gr (ger, engl. immigrant) in the book of Deuteronomy (D). He argues that a precise reconstruction of the historical referents of D's ger is impossible and has led scholars to misread or overlook literary, theological, and sociological determinants. By analyzing D's ger texts and contexts, evidence emerges for: the non-Israelite and non-Judahite origins of D's ger; the distinction between the ger in D's prologue-epilogue and legal core; and the different meanings and origins of D's ger-in-Egypt and 'ebed-in-Egypt formulae. Awabdy further contends that D's revision of Exodus' Decalogue and Covenant Code and independence from H reveal D's tendencies to accommodate the ger and interface the ger with YHWH's redemption of Israel. He concludes by defining how D integrates the ger into the community of YHWH's people.
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  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    July 2014

  • Weight

    477g

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161528354

  • ISBN-10

    3161528352

  • Eden Code

    4708111

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