The Origins of Biblical Law : The Decalogues and the Book of the Covenant /
Calum M. Carmichael here offers a radically new interpretation of the law of ancient Israel. In Carmichael's view, the rules of the Mishpatim (the laws of the Book of the Covenant, Exod. 21:2-23:19) were not created directly in response to contemporary social problems, but rather may be traced...
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Ithaca, NY :
Cornell University Press,
[2019]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Decalogues
- 2. Jacob's Problems (Part One)
- 3. Joseph's Problems (Part One)
- 4. Jacob's Problems (Part Two)
- 5. Joseph's Problems (Part Two)
- 6. Israel in Egypt
- Afterword
- Index of Sources
- Subject Index