According to the Law : : Reading Ezra 9-10 as Christian Scripture /

According to the Law : : Reading Ezra 9-10 as Christian Scripture / / Csilla Saysell.

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Christian interpreters have struggled with the story of Ezra 9-10 for many reasons. Its apparent legalism and racism, as well as its advocacy of divorce as a solution for intermarriage, is unacceptable for many Christians, yet this incident is presented in implicitly positive terms, and the narrativ...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
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Saysell, Csilla,
Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
©2012
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Journal of Theological Interpretation Supplements ; 4
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Physical Description:1 online resource (270 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • PART I
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Attitudes to the "Law"
  • 3 The Context of Ezra 9-10
  • 4 The Abominations of the Nations
  • 5 Ḥērem Law and Ezra 9-10
  • 6 Holy Seed and Intermingling
  • 7 Profanation and Impurity
  • 8 Conclusion to Part I
  • PART II
  • 9 Introduction to a Christian Reading of Ezra 9-10
  • 10 Ezra 9-10 in Christian Interpretation
  • 11 Ezra 9-10 in Jewish Understanding
  • 12 Constraints from Canon and Tradition
  • 13 NT Perspective: 1 Cor 7:12-16
  • 14 Insights from Anthropology and a Contemporary Case Study
  • 15 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Biblical Citations
  • Index of Authors and Subjects

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