The law of God : the philosophical history of an idea / Rémi Brague ; translated by Lydia G. Cochrane.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-354) and index.

Introduction -- Origins -- Prehistory -- The Greek idea of divine law -- Historical conditions of alliance -- The divine law -- The state and the law : ancient Israel -- The legislation of the sacred books -- Succession through time -- Mother religions and daughter religions -- The law as enforced -- Law and cities in the middle ages -- Judaism : a law without a state -- Christianity : a conflict of laws -- Islam : law rules -- Divine law in medieval thought -- The aims of the law : Islam -- The law as an end : Judaism -- The end of the law : Christianity -- Sans foi ni loi : neither faith nor law? -- The modern age : destruction of the idea of divine law -- Judaism and Islam in the modern age.