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How can love be commanded?: On not reading Lev 19,17-18 as law
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How can love be commanded?: On not reading Lev 19,17-18 as law

Kengo Akiyama
Biblica, Vol.98(1), pp.1-9
2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2143/BIB.98.1.3197381
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:8515

Abstract

Bible. Leviticus XIX, 17-18 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc Ethics in the Bible Jewish law -- Biblical teaching Love in the Bible Neighbors -- Biblical teaching Wisdom -- Biblical teaching
This article argues that the command to love the neighbour in Lev 19,18 is best read as a wisdom-law. The article problematises the common forensic reading of Lev 19,17-18, identifying some interpretative issues in viewing the love command as a legal mandate. It then suggests an alternative interpretative framework, drawing on the insights of narratological and genre studies.

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