Introduction: Law and Power in Biblical and Western Jurisprudence

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Law and Power in Biblical and Western Jurisprudence 1
4. Part One. Second Temple Literature
5. 1. Postbiblical Jurisprudence 27
6. 2. Philo’s Jurisprudence 41
7. 3. Qumran Literature on Kingship, Councils, and Law 55
8. 4. Josephus on Kingship, Theocracy, and Law 82
9. Part Two. Rabbinic Literature
10. 5. Kingship and Law in Tannaitic Literature 109
11. 6. Juridical Models in Tannaitic Literature 135
12. 7. The Nasi and the Judiciary in Rabbinic Literature 166
13. Part Three. Roots, Theory, Afterlife
14. 8. Formative Factors 199
15. 9. Ancient and Modern Jurisprudence 222
16. Conclusion 234
17. Abbreviations 241
18. Notes 245
19. Acknowledgments 341
20. Index of Names and Terms 345
21. Index Locorum 351