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.
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.
Pamela Barmash is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible and Biblical Hebrew at Washington University in St. Louis. She received her PhD from Harvard University and her Rabbinic Ordination from The Jewish Theological Seminary. She has published in various journals including Vetus Testamentum, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Jewish Quarterly Review, Journal of Biblical Literature, and Hebrew Studies.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. A first case, the story of Cain and Abel 2. Blood feud and state control 3. The development of the cities of refuge in the Bible 4. Pollution and homicide 5. Typologies of homicide 6. Lex Talionis 7. International law in the Ancient Near East 8. Conclusion 9. Excursus aeven: cuneiform sources on homicide.
Introduction 1. A first case, the story of Cain and Abel 2. Blood feud and state control 3. The development of the cities of refuge in the Bible 4. Pollution and homicide 5. Typologies of homicide 6. Lex Talionis 7. International law in the Ancient Near East 8. Conclusion 9. Excursus aeven: cuneiform sources on homicide.
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