The Laws of Yahweh
Subtitle: A Handbook of Biblical Law
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: May 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780809140374
Subjects: Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament; Jewish law; Counseling; Sources; Bible - Criticism  Interpretation - Old Testament
First sentence: It is quite likely that the first time a written law code occupied a central place in the royal religion of Judah was during the reign of Josiah (640-609 B.C.E.) when the seper hattorah (book of the law) was discovered in the temple.