Law Beyond Israel

The Hebrew Bible formulates two sets of law: one for the Israelites and one for the gentile “residents” living in the Holy Land. Law Beyond Israel: From the Bible to the Qur''an argues that these biblical laws for non-Israelites form the historical basis of qur''anic law. This volume corroborates its central claim by assessing laws for gentiles in late antique Jewish and especially in Christia...