Homicide in the Biblical World (Paperback)

Homicide in the Biblical World analyses the treatment of homicide in the Hebrew Bible and demonstrates that it is directly linked to the unique social structure and religion of ancient Israel. Close parallels between biblical law and ancient Near Eastern law are evident in the laws of the ox that gored and the pregnant woman who is assaulted, but, when the total picture of the process by which homicide was adjudicated comes into view, what is most noticeable is how little of it is similar to ancient Near Eastern law. This book reconstructs biblical law from both legal texts and narrative texts and analyses both the law collections and documents from actual legal cases from the ancient Near East.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	2005
Authors:	Pamela Barmash
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-54773-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-54773-3
Barcode:	9780521547734

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