Love and Joy: Law, Language, and Religion in Ancient Israel

ISBN-13: 9780674539327 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 240 str.

Yochanan Muffs

Opis

This work studies the interplay of figurative language, law and religious thought in the Bible and Near Eastern cultures. Topics covered include: love and joy as metaphors; the laws of war in ancient Israel; and the figurative nature of legal language.