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A Comparative Analysis Of The Jewish Law And The Secular Perspective On International Human Rights (Part Of The Article, “Human Rights In The Bible, An Exchange Of Ideas”)., Richard Klein, Chaim Povarsky
A Comparative Analysis Of The Jewish Law And The Secular Perspective On International Human Rights (Part Of The Article, “Human Rights In The Bible, An Exchange Of Ideas”)., Richard Klein, Chaim Povarsky
Richard Daniel Klein
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Of Inkblots And Omnisignificance: Conceptualizing Secondary And Symbolic Functions Of The Ninth Amendment, In A Comparative Hermeneutic Framework, Samuel J. Levine
Of Inkblots And Omnisignificance: Conceptualizing Secondary And Symbolic Functions Of The Ninth Amendment, In A Comparative Hermeneutic Framework, Samuel J. Levine
Samuel J. Levine
In this Essay, Levine focuses on a particular hermeneutic approach common to the interpretation of the Torah and the United States Constitution: a presumption against superfluity. This presumption accords to the text a considerable degree of omnisignificance, requiring that interpreters pay careful attention to every textual phrase and nuance in an effort to find its legal meaning and implications. In light of this presumption, it might be expected that normative interpretation of both the Torah and the Constitution would preclude a methodology that allows sections of the text to remain bereft of concrete legal application. In fact, however, both the …
Statutory Construction And Biblical Hermeneutics- Law In The Service Of The Gospel?, Neil J. Foster
Statutory Construction And Biblical Hermeneutics- Law In The Service Of The Gospel?, Neil J. Foster
Neil J Foster
This paper explores the connections between the principles that judges use to interpret statutes, and the principles used by Biblical scholars to interpret the Bible.
The Magi Of The Great Salt Lake, Kenneth Anderson
The Magi Of The Great Salt Lake, Kenneth Anderson
Kenneth Anderson