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The love of neighbour in ancient Judaism : the reception of Leviticus 19:18 in the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint, the Book of Jubilees, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the New Testament / by Kengo Akiyama. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; v. 105.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004366886
  • 9004366881
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BM520.A315.L684 2018
  • BS1255
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Contents:
Leviticus 19:18 in the Septuagint and the Book of Jubilees -- Leviticus 19:18 in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Leviticus 19:18 in the New Testament.
Subject: "In The Love of Neighbour in Ancient Judaism, Kengo Akiyama traces the development of the mainstay of early Jewish and Christian ethics: "Love your neighbour." Akiyama examines several Second Temple Jewish texts in great detail and demonstrates a diverse range of uses and applications that opposes a simplistic and evolutionary trajectory often associated with the development of the "greatest commandment" tradition. The monograph presents surprisingly complex interpretative developments in Second Temple Judaism uncovering just how early interpreters grappled with the questions of what it means to love and who should be considered as their neighbour"--
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BS1255.6.A359.L684 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001905278

Based on author's doctoral thesis (University of Edinburgh).

880-01 The love command in Leviticus -- Leviticus 19:18 in the Septuagint and the Book of Jubilees -- Leviticus 19:18 in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Leviticus 19:18 in the New Testament.

"In The Love of Neighbour in Ancient Judaism, Kengo Akiyama traces the development of the mainstay of early Jewish and Christian ethics: "Love your neighbour." Akiyama examines several Second Temple Jewish texts in great detail and demonstrates a diverse range of uses and applications that opposes a simplistic and evolutionary trajectory often associated with the development of the "greatest commandment" tradition. The monograph presents surprisingly complex interpretative developments in Second Temple Judaism uncovering just how early interpreters grappled with the questions of what it means to love and who should be considered as their neighbour"--

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