The Torah : theology and social history of Old Testament law
Frank Crüsemann (Author)
A major contribution to Old Testament research, this book is the first history of Old Testament law from its elusive beginnings in the premonarchical period up to the conclusion and canonization of the Pentateuch. The emphasis is on a new interpretation of the most important texts of Old Testament law in the social historical matrix of that time
Print Book, English, 1996
First English-language edition
Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 1996