Story as Torah :

Wenham, Gordon J.

Story as Torah : reading the Old Testament ethically / Gordon J. Wenham. - Edinburgh : T&T Clark, 2000. - xi, 180 p. ; 23 cm. - Old Testament studies. . - Old Testament studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165) and indexes.

Introduction --
Critical methodology --
The rhetorical function of Genesis --
The rhetorical function of Judges --
Ethical ideals and legal requirements --
Some problematic tales --
New Testament perspectives --
Conclusions.

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Ethics in the Bible.
Bible.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Pentateuch
Bible--Genesis --Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1199.E8 / W46 2000