Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Historical Context of Biblical Law
- Part II The Biblical Legal Collections
- Part III The Biblical Laws
- 6 Substantive Law
- 7 Procedural Law
- 8 Ritual Law
- Part IV Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses
- Part V The Legacy of Biblical Law
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Text Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
7 - Procedural Law
from Part III - The Biblical Laws
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2024
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Historical Context of Biblical Law
- Part II The Biblical Legal Collections
- Part III The Biblical Laws
- 6 Substantive Law
- 7 Procedural Law
- 8 Ritual Law
- Part IV Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses
- Part V The Legacy of Biblical Law
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Text Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
This chapter examines laws governing witnesses at trial and their testimony as well as other rules related to legal procedure. It also looks at how these topics figure in a number of psalms and in prophetic literature, since the relationship of individuals and even entire nations to Yahweh is often depicted in legal terms.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 138 - 157Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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