At Wisdom's Table: How Narrative Shapes the Biblical Food Laws and Their Social Function

The food laws of Lev 11:3-23 and Deut 14:3-20 are among the great enigmas of biblical law. This paper views the food laws as a series of "narrative paradigms" aimed at a high-context society in which information is shared and internalized. This shared social knowledge raises the question o...

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Main Author: Burnside, Jonathan P. 197X- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press [2016]
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2016, Volume: 135, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-245
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Levitikus 11,3-23 / Bible. Deuteronomium 14,3-20 / Food laws / Social function
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
XA Law
Further subjects:B Narratives
B FOOD law & legislation
B Phronesis
B SOCIAL functions
B Jewish Law
B Riddles
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