TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levinson,Bernard M.
TI  - Legal revision and religious renewal in ancient Israel 
SN  - 9780521171915 (pbk)
AV  - BM729.P85 L48 2008
U1  - 296.3/118 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Punishment
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Punishment (Jewish law)
KW  - God (Judaism)
KW  - Righteousness
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - History
KW  - To 70 A.D
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes
N2  - "This book examines the doctrine of transgenerational punishment found in the Decalogue - that is, the idea that God punishes sinners vicariously and extends the punishment due them to three or four generations of their progeny. Though it was "God-given" law, the unfairness of punishing innocent people merely for being the children or grandchildren of wrongdoers was clearly recognized in ancient Israel. A series of inner-biblical and post-biblical responses to the rule demonstrates that later writers were able to criticize, reject, and replace this problematic doctrine with the alternative notion of individual retribution. From this perspective, the formative canon is the source of its own renewal: it fosters critical reflection upon the textual tradition and sponsors intellectual freedom." "To support further study, this book includes a valuable bibliographical essay on the distinctive approach of inner-biblical exegesis showing the contributions of European, Israeli, and North American scholars."--BOOK JACKET
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008019149-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008019149-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008019149-t.html
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