Inventing God's law: how the covenant code of the Bible used and revised the laws of Hammurabi
Introduction: The basic thesis and background -- Pt. 1. Primary evidence for dependence : sequential correspondences and date -- The casuistic laws -- The apodictic laws -- Date and opportunity for the use of Hammurabi's and other cuneiform laws -- Pt. 2. Compositional logic of the covenant cod...
| Summary: | Introduction: The basic thesis and background -- Pt. 1. Primary evidence for dependence : sequential correspondences and date -- The casuistic laws -- The apodictic laws -- Date and opportunity for the use of Hammurabi's and other cuneiform laws -- Pt. 2. Compositional logic of the covenant code -- Debt-slavery and the seduction of a maiden (Exodus 21:2-11; 22:15-16) -- Homicide, injury, miscarriage, talion (Exodus 21:12, 18-27) -- Child rebellion, kidnapping, sorcery, bestiality, illicit sacrifice (Exodus 21:12-17; 22:17-19) -- The goring ox and negligence (Exodus 21:28-36) -- Animal theft, crop destruction, deposit, and burglary (Exodus 21:37-22:8) -- Animal injury, death, and rental (Exodus 22:9-14) -- The themes and ideology of the apodictic laws (Exodus 20:23-26; 21:1; 22:20-23:19) -- Redactional growth in the apodictic laws and the covenant code's relationship to the Exodus narrative -- Conclusions |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0195304756 |