Injustice Made Legal by Harold V Bennett

Injustice Made Legal by Harold V Bennett

The scriptural laws dealing with widows, strangers, and orphans are conventionally viewed as rules meant to aid the plight of vulnerable persons in ancient Israelite society. In Injustice Made Legal Harold V. Bennett challenges this perspective, arguing instead that key sanctions found in Deuteronomy were actually drafted by a powerful elite to enhance their own material condition and keep the peasantry down. Building his case on a careful analysis of life in the ancient world and on his understanding of critical law theory, Bennett views Deuteronomic law through the eyes of the needy in Israelite society. His unique approach uncovers the previously neglected link between politico-economic interests and the formulation of law. The result is a new understanding of law in the Hebrew Bible and the ways it worked to support and maintain the dehumanization of widows, strangers, and orphans in the biblical community.

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ISBN 13	9780802839091
ISBN 10	0802839096
Titel	Injustice Made Legal
Autor	Harold V Bennett
Serie	Bible In Its World
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-10-01
Seitenanzahl	224
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.