Description
The place of the Law and its relationship to religious observance andfaith is a contested topic in the study of both the Old and New Testament. In Lawand Religion, members of the Erhardt Seminar group provide an insight intothe debate, probing key topics and offering new contributions to the subject. Their essays are grouped into three sections, focussing in turn on the Law'splace in Israelite religion, in the Jesus tradition, and in Paul and theApostolic tradition.

Thus, the foundation of the connection between law and religion inancient Israel is explored, along with the decisive influence of theDeuteronomic reform and the radical new understanding now emerging of the laterdevelopment in Judaism of the New Testament Period. So, also, the contemporarychallenge to the conventional picture of Jesus and the Law is addressed, theattitude of Paul is shown in new light, and post-Pauline developments areexamined. Readers will find in this symposium a refreshing breadth of opinionon a debate that spans the gamut of disciplines within Biblical studies.