The Divine Courtroom in Comparative PerspectiveAri Mermelstein, Shalom E, Holtz BRILL, 11 sept 2014 - 316 páginas Contributors to The Divine Courtroom in Comparative Perspective treat one of the most pervasive religious metaphors, that of the divine courtroom, in both its historical and thematic senses. In order to shed light on the various manifestations of the divine courtroom, this volume consists of essays by scholars of the ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, early Christianity, Talmud, Islam, medieval Judaism, and classical Greek literature. Contributions to the volume primarily center upon three related facets of the divine courtroom: the role of the divine courtroom in the earthly legal system; the divine courtroom as the site of historical justice; and the divine courtroom as the venue in which God is called to answer for his own unjust acts. |
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A Textual and Contextual Comparison | 25 |
Pure Procedural Justice and the Divine Courtroom in Sifre Deuteronomy | 49 |
Chapter 5 Rabbi Nissim of Girona on the Heavenly Court Truth and Justice | 69 |
A Holistic Approach | 76 |
The Divine Courtroom in Tertullian of Carthages Apologeticum | 94 |
The Skeptical Greek View of Divine Judges | 128 |
The Divine Courtroom and the Gospel of John | 145 |
Chapter 10 Trying the Crime of Abuse of Royal Authority in the Divine Courtroom and the Incident of Naboths Vineyard | 167 |
Chapter 11 The Invention of the Divine Courtroom in the Book of Job | 246 |
The Social Use of Eschatology in Muslim Courts | 260 |
Chapter 13 Lawsuits against God in Rabbinic Literature | 276 |
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