Like a Bird in a Cage - The Invasion of Sennacherib in 701 BCE (Hardcover)

What makes one crime more serious than another, and why? This book investigates the problem of seriousness of offence in English law from the comparative perspective of biblical law. Burnside takes a semiotic approach to show how biblical conceptions of seriousness are synthesised and communicated through various descriptive and performative registers. Seven case studies show that biblical law discriminates between the seriousness of different offences and between the relative seriousness of the same offence when committed by different people or when performed in different ways. Recurring elements include location and the offender's social statue. The closing chapter considers some of the implications for the current debate about crime and punishment.

General

Imprint:	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	June 2003
Editors:	Lester L Grabbe
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	370
ISBN-13:	978-0-8264-6215-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > Biblical archaeology Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-8264-6215-4
Barcode:	9780826462152

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