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Debt-slavery in Israel and the ancient Near East /

This original study concerns itself with the manumission laws of Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 15 and Leviticus 25. It begins with the social background to debt slavery and the socioeconomic factors encouraging the rise of debt slavery in Mesopotamia. After a comparative analysis of the Mesopotamian and bi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chirichigno, Gregory, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield : JSOT Press, ©1993.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 141.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE SOCIAL BACKGROUND TO DEBT-SLAVERY IN MESOPOTAMIA; Chapter 3 THE LEGAL BACKGROUND TO DEBT-SLAVERY IN MESOPOTAMIA; Chapter 4 THE SOCIAL BACKGROUND TO DEBT-SLAVERY IN ISRAEL; Chapter 5 OLD TESTAMENT LAWS DEALING WITH CHATTEL- AND DEBT-SLAVES; Chapter 6 THE MANUMISSION LAWS OF EXODUS 21.2-6, 7-11; Chapter 7 THE MANUMISSION LAW OF DEUTERONOMY 15.12-18; Chapter 8 THE MANUMISSION LAWS OF LEVITICUS 25.39-43, 47-55; Chapter 9 CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.