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1 - Law in the Ancient Near East

from Part I - The Historical Context of Biblical Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2024

By
Sophie Démare-Lafont
Edited by
Bruce Wells
Bruce Wells
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University of Texas, Austin
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Summary

This chapter describes the law collections from the region such as the Laws of Hammurabi and the other types of extant legal documents such as contracts and trial records. It also explains how this evidence helps us understand the historical context of biblical law and how comparative analysis contributes to its study.

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law codeslegal reasoningscribal traditionroyal justice
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The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 15 - 33
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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