Bibliographical details:
Blenkinsopp, J. (1995). Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism. Rev. ed. The Oxford Bible Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Publisher’s information:
‘What a pleasure to find a book that takes seriously the meaning and importance of “law” in the Hebrew Bible … This book is a [...]
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