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Wisdom-laws : a study of the Mishpatim of Exodus 21:1-22:16 /

Bernard Jackson explains how early biblical law differed from the binding rules of the courts in the present day. He shows that adjudication was originally a matter of divinely mediated fairness, while written laws used narrative images and literary devices in order to teach.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Bernard S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Bible. > Exodus > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Exodus
Jewish law.
Droit juif.
Jewish law
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Judaism.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Bernard Jackson explains how early biblical law differed from the binding rules of the courts in the present day. He shows that adjudication was originally a matter of divinely mediated fairness, while written laws used narrative images and literary devices in order to teach.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 552 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191683596
0191683590