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Law Beyond Israel: From the Bible to the Qur'an
The Hebrew Bible formulates two sets of law: one for Israelites and one for gentiles living in the Holy Land. Law Beyond Israel argues that the laws for non-Israelites form the historical basis of qur'anic law, pointing to legal continuity from the Hebrew Bible to the New Testament and from late antique Christianity to nascent Islam.
| Author(s) | By Holger M. Zellentin (Professor of Religion (Jewish Studies), Professor of Religion (Jewish Studies), University of Tubingen). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 368 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 5 Sept 2022 |
| Availability | Available |
The Hebrew Bible formulates two sets of law: one for Israelites and one for gentiles living in the Holy Land. Law Beyond Israel argues that the laws for non-Israelites form the historical basis of qur'anic law, pointing to legal continuity from the Hebrew Bible to the New Testament and from late antique Christianity to nascent Islam.
Holger M. Zellentin is a scholar of Late Antiquity, with a focus on Talmudic and Qur'anic studies. The present volume is the product of a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship and a Philip Leverhulme Prize; among other recognitions, Professor Zellentin ha
