Reading the Law

The book is a Festschrift for Prof. Gordon Wenham. Its chosen theme is intended to reflect his central interests in his long career of writing on the Old Testament in which he has exemplified the highest standards of scholarship but also written for practitioners of biblical interpretation. The topic of 'reading the law' has three aspects which will be treated by the various contributions namely: 1. Reading the Pentateuch: Pentateuchal criticism narrative readings rhetorical-critical readings; 2. Reading the Law: the law codes in historical and/or literary context anthropological readings the law in relation to prophets wisdom worship; 3. Reading the Bible ethically: e.g. ethics of marriage war. Contributors Prof. John Barton (Oxford University) Prof. Hugh Williamson (Oxford University) Prof. Ronald Clements (London University) Prof. Robert Gordon (Cambridge University) Prof. John Rogerson (Sheffield University) Prof. Raymond Westbrook (Johns Hopkins University) Prof. Alan Millard (Liverpool University) Dr. Walter Moberly (Durham University) Prof. Richard Hess (Denver Seminary) Prof. Nobuyoshi Kiuchi (Tokyo Christian University) Prof. Craig Bartholomew (Redeemer University College) Dr. Desmond Alexander (Queen's University Belfast) Dr. Thomas Renz (Oak Hill College) Dr. Robin Parry (Paternoster Press) Dr. Pekka PitkSnen (University of Gloucestershire) Dr. Paul Barker (Holy Trinity Church Doncaster Victoria)