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Legal writing, legal practice : the biblical bailment law and divine justice / by Yael Landman.

Title
Legal writing, legal practice : the biblical bailment law and divine justice / by Yael Landman.
Author
Landman, Yael
Publication
  • Providence, Rhode Island : Brown Judaic Studies, 2022.
  • ©2022

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Description
xv, 191 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
Through close analysis of the laws of bailment (i.e., temporary safekeeping) in Exodus 22, Yael Landman probes the relationship of law in the biblical law collections and law-in-practice in ancient Israel and exposes a vision of divine justice at the heart of Pentateuchal law.-- Publisher.
Series Statement
Brown Judaic studies, 0147-927X ; number 370
Uniform Title
Brown Judaic studies ; no. 370.
Subject
  • Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Bailments
  • Bailments > Biblical teaching
  • Jewish law > History
  • Jewish law
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-173) and indexes.
Contents
The creation of a bailment -- When bailments go awry -- Legal writing, legal thinking -- From Cuneiform law to classical Judaism.
Call Number
JFE 22-3559
ISBN
  • 9781951498863
  • 1951498860
  • 9781951498856
  • 1951498852
LCCN
2021946651
OCLC
1296943740
Author
Landman, Yael, author.
Title
Legal writing, legal practice : the biblical bailment law and divine justice / by Yael Landman.
Publisher
Providence, Rhode Island : Brown Judaic Studies, 2022.
Copyright Date
©2022
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Brown Judaic studies, 0147-927X ; number 370
Brown Judaic studies ; no. 370.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-173) and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFE 22-3559
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