Lefebvre Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Collections, Codes, and Torah. 1 The Cuneiform Law-Writings .8 The Athenian Law-Writings . 17 Methodology and Approach . 21 2. Written-Law in Ancient Israel. 28 Current Scholarship on Hebrew Law-Writing .

29 Source-Law in the Pentateuchal Judiciary . 36 Proponents of the Legislative Model . 43 Conclusions . 49 3. Written-Law in the Deuteronomic School . 51 Patrick on Deuteronomic Law-Writings . 53 Westbrook on Deuteronomic Law-Writings . 66 Deuteronomic Attitudes toward Law-Writings.

79 Conclusions . 86 4. Written-Law in Persian-Era Yehud. 87 Law-Book Citations in Ezra-Nehemiah . 92 Law-Book Study in Ezra-Nehemiah.119 Conclusions .126 5. Written-Law in Hellenistic-Era Judea (I): Ptolemaic Court-Reforms.

133 The Juridical System of Ptolemy II - in Egypt.140 The Juridical System of Ptolemy II - in Judea .144 The Impact on Native-Law - in Egypt.148 The Impact on Native-Law - in Judea .157 Conclusions .164 6. Written-Law in Hellenistic-Era Judea (II): The Civilized/Barbarian Polemic. 166 The Civilized/Barbarian Polemic.

167 Diaspora Torah Polemics (the Hellenistic Writers).172 Judean Torah Polemics (1 and 2 Maccabees).185 Conclusions .217 7. Written-Law in Greco-Roman Torah Sects: A Projection. 219 Rabbinic Judaism: The Mishnah .220 Qumran: Community Rule (1QS) .225 "Nazarene" Judaism: Matthew''s Jesus .

228 Conclusions .233 8. Conclusion: The Re-characterization of Israel''s Written-Law . 234 Main Project Conclusions.235 Projected Implications / Further Research.239.