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Laws in the Bible and in early rabbinic collections : the legal legacy of the ancient Near East / Samuel Greengus.

Title
Laws in the Bible and in early rabbinic collections : the legal legacy of the ancient Near East / Samuel Greengus.
Author
Greengus, Samuel
Publication
Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, c2011.

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Description
xix, 334 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Mishpat Ivri > Sources
  • Law, Assyro-Babylonian > Influence
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-310) and indexes.
Contents
Laws pertaining to family relations and sexual behavior -- Laws on debtors and debt slaves -- Laws onn chattel slaves -- Laws pertaining to personal injury and homicide -- Laws relating to movable property -- Laws relating to immovable property -- Unlawful adress of supernatural powers -- The courts and the justice system -- Final thoughts and perspectives -- Appendix: Salient features in the history and culture of ancient Israel and her neighbors.
ISBN
  • 9781608999460
  • 1608999467
LCCN
2011291471
OCLC
  • ocn767884378
  • 767884378
  • SCSB-1625811
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library