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This book examines the doctrine of transgenerational punishment found in the Decalogue – the idea that God punishes sinners vicariously, extending the punishment due them to three or four generations of their progeny. Although a 'God-given' law, the unfairness of punishing innocent people in this way 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 doctrine with the notion of individual retribution. Supporting further study, it includes a valuable bibliographical essay on the distinctive approach of inner-biblical exegesis, showing the contributions of European, Israeli, and North American scholars. This Cambridge release represents a major revision and expansion of the French edition, L'Herméneutique de l'innovation: Canon et exég

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: Legal Revision and Religious Renewal in Ancient Israel
• Author: Bernard M Levinson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234
• EAN: 9780521171915
• ISBN: 0521171911
• ID: 04091071
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 308 g
• Dimensions: 137 × 217 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 16. August 2010

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