Title
Sabbath in the making : a study of the inner-biblical interpretation of the Sabbath commandment / Ottilia Lukács.
Publication
Leuven ; Bristol, CT : Peeters, 2020.
Physical Description
viii, 351 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral).
Summary
The ancient institution of the Sabbath which has persisted throughout the centuries and to this very day defines the identity, religious and cultural practices of the Jewish community. This study aims to offer a more accurate description of the literary and redaction history of the Sabbath commandments in the Bible from the perspective of the inner-biblical interpretation, and to understand the theological and intellectual endeavour of scribes, who were responsible for the different redactional layers. Hence, the Sabbath commandments are presented against the time span of "exile and return" spread over the Neo-Babylonian and Persian periods. In the final part, the Sabbath is discussed as identity marker: How did it function as identity marker, self-understanding and self-definition of the exiled Judean group? What was the role of the Sabbath day in the identity building strategies of the biblical authors in general? How is this perception reflected by the Sabbath commandments?
Other formats
e-book version
Added to Catalog
October 06, 2020
Series
Contributions to biblical exegesis & theology ; 97
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-330) and indexes.
Contents
Sabbath commandments of the Pentateuch: a comparative study
Literary and redaction critical analysis of the Sabbath commandments
Sabbath references in the Book of Ezekiel
The sabbath commandments as identity marker: a social, political and theological background.
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.