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What is the real meaning of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'? Where did the idea for the 'Jubilee 2000' and 'Drop the Debt' campaigns come from? Here, Burnside looks at aspects of law and legality in the Bible, from the patriarchal narratives in the Hebrew Bi...

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Main Author: Burnside, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Patrick)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Bible and law.
Law (Theology) > Biblical teaching.
Bible et droit.
Droit (Théologie) > Enseignement biblique.
BIBLES > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference.
Bible and law
Law (Theology) > Biblical teaching
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:What is the real meaning of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'? Where did the idea for the 'Jubilee 2000' and 'Drop the Debt' campaigns come from? Here, Burnside looks at aspects of law and legality in the Bible, from the patriarchal narratives in the Hebrew Bible through to the trials of Jesus in the New Testament.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xl, 542 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-503) and indexes.
ISBN:9780199826544
0199826544
9780199827084
0199827087