Abstract
In the recent past, legal scholars have exhibited heightened interest in the Bible. They have used the Bible as an "extralegal" source of meaning and have turned to techniques used by Biblical scholars as a means of evaluating legal interpretation. This analysis of Biblical narrative and its relation to law is not confined to the law reviews. Michael Walzer's new book, Exodus and Revolution, presents the Exodus story as part of that "genre of religious and legal texts designed for public reading and rereading and for analogical application." By examining how the story of the flight from Egypt, wandering in the wilderness and arrival in Canaan has been applied as a narrative legitimating radical political, social and legal change throughout history, Walzer seeks "to discover [Exodus'] meaning in what it has meant."
Recommended Citation
Jones, Carolyn C.
(1986)
"Feminist Views of Exodus: Narrative of Liberation
or Oppression?,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1986:
No.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1986/iss2/3