Collections, codes, and Torah : the re-characterization of Israel's written law
It has been oft assumed that the law-writings in the Torah were legislation (i.e., prescriptions obliging upon society and enforced by judges). However, comparative evidence from cuneiform-law and closer analysis of the biblical records have undermined this anachronism. Scholars today generally reco...
Main Author: | LeFebvre, Michael |
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University of Aberdeen
2005
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430403 |
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