The Torah: Theology and Social History of Old Testament Law

by Frank Crusemann

A major contribution to Old Testament research, this book is the first history of Old Testament law from its elusive beginnings in the premonarchical period up to the conclusion and canonization of the Pentateuch. The emphasis is on a new interpretation of the most important texts of Old Testament law in the social historical matrix of that time.

460 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1996