Bernard M. Levinson Livres

This book presents twelve selected investigations of textual composition, interpretation, revision, and transmission. With these studies, Bernard Levinson draws upon the literary forebears of biblical law in cuneiform literature and its reinterpretation in the Second Temple period to provide the horizon of ancient Israelite legal exegesis. The volume makes a sustained argument about the nature of textuality in ancient Israel: Israelite scribes were sophisticated readers, authors, and thinkers who were conscious of their place in literary and intellectual history, even as they sought to renew and transform their cultural patrimony in significant ways. Originally published over a decade and a half, the significantly revised and updated studies gathered here explore the connections between law and narrative, show the close connections between Deuteronomy and the Neo-Assyrian loyalty oath tradition, address the literary relationship of Deuteronomy and the Covenant Code, reflect upon important questions of methodology, and explore the contributions of the Bible to later western intellectual history. The volume offers essential reading for an understanding of the Pentateuch and biblical law. "This collection of essays is a testimony to Levinson's methodological brilliance and broad perspective as a bridge-builder between the various factions of Hebrew Bible scholarship.„ Armin Lange in Journal of Ancient Judaism 1 (2010), S. 122 “The collection as a whole triumphantly vindicates the significance of biblical law, the essential function of diachronic analysis (source and redaction criticism, and historical contextualization) in interpretation, and, especially in the last section, the established positions of the critical tradition in the succession of Wellhausen. The footnotes and bibliography are a superb resource for the study of biblical law. And the publishers have produced a beautiful volume worthily complementing a fine text." Walter J. Houston in Journal of Semitic Studies 55 (2010), S. 312-313

The exploration of divine transgenerational punishment is at the heart of this book, focusing on various writers who grappled with this complex issue. It delves into the moral and philosophical implications of punishment passed down through generations, highlighting the perspectives and narratives that challenge or support this concept. Through critical analysis, the text sheds light on how these authors address the themes of justice, accountability, and the impact of ancestral sins on contemporary lives.

Das Buch beleuchtet das Konzept der generationenübergreifenden Strafe im Dekalog und die damit verbundenen Gerechtigkeitsprobleme im alten Israel. Levinson untersucht, wie unschuldige Nachkommen für die Sünden ihrer Vorfahren bestraft werden und dokumentiert die Reaktionen späterer Autoren, die dieses Prinzip kritisieren und die individuelle Vergeltung betonen. Eine erweiterte forschungsgeschichtliche Analyse bietet Einblicke in die innerbiblische Schriftauslegung und präsentiert Beiträge aus verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Traditionen. Die Neuausgabe richtet sich an die deutschsprachige Leserschaft und fördert neue Perspektiven in den Geisteswissenschaften.