The foreigner and the law
Subtitle: perspectives from the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East
By: edited by Reinhard Achenbach, Rainer Albertz and Jakob Wöhrle
Contributors: Achenbach, Reinhard, 1957-; Albertz, Rainer, 1943-; Wöhrle, Jakob
Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte (BZAR) -- Band 16; Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte -- Bd. 16.
Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Wiesbaden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9783447064705
Subjects: Aliens (Jewish law); Congresses; Strangers in the Bible
Notes: Papers presented at the Biblical Law session of the SBL International Meeting, 2009, Rome.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Foreigners under foreign rulers : the case of Kassite Babylonia (2nd half of the 2nd millennium BC) / Susanne Paulus; title: Stigmatizing associations : the alien, things alien, and practices associated with aliens in biblical classification schemas / Saul Olyan; title: gêr, nåkhrî, tôshav, zâr : legal and sacral distinctions regarding foreigners in the Pentateuch / Reinhard Achenbach; title: From aliens to proselytes : non-priestly and priestly legislation concerning strangers / Rainer Albertz; title: The integrative function of the law of circumcision / Jakob Wöhrle; title: The common basis of the covenant and the distinction between Isaac and Ishmael in Gen 17 : the case of Ishmael and the non-Israelite-descendants of Abraham in the priestly code / Thomas Naumann; title: Resident aliens and natives in the holiness legislation / Christophe Nihan; title: The quasi-alien in Leviticus 25 / Bruce Wells; title: "Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar" (Isa 56:7) : Gentile Yhwh-worshipers and their participation in the cult of Israel / Volker Haarmann.