Title Homicide in the biblical world / Pamela Barmash

Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 253 pages) Contents Introduction -- A first case: the story of Cain and Abel -- Blood feud and state control -- The development of places of refuge in the Bible -- Pollution and homicide -- Typologies of homicide -- Lex Talionis -- International law: the homicide of a foreign citizen -- Conclusion -- Appendix: cuneiform sources on homicide Summary This book examines the way homicide was prosecuted and punished in the Bible and shows how justice reflects the religion and culture of the Bible. The book compares the law of the Bible to the law of the ancient Near East Notes Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1999 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Bibel Altes Testament gnd Subject Homicide (Jewish law) -- Biblical teaching Homicide (Ancient law) Homicide -- Cross-cultural studies 11.43 Old Testament in relation to other cultures. TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- General. Homicide Homicide (Ancient law) Mord Recht Moorden. Wetgeving. Oude Testament. Oudheid. Alter Orient Genre/Form Electronic books Cross-cultural studies Form Electronic book ISBN 0511081065 9780511081064 9780511614170 0511614179 9780511080302 0511080301

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