Studies in the semiotics of biblical law /
Bernard S. Jackson
- Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, 2000
- 332 p. ; 25 cm.
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 314 .
Some semiotic theories -- Speech acts and speech behavior -- 'Wisdom-laws' -- The development of legal drafting -- Written media of law -- The temporality of the law -- 'Postulates' and values -- Law's internal recognition -- 'Covenant renewal' and narrative structure -- Talion.
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