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Sovereign Authority and the Elaboration of Law in the Bible and the Ancient Near East

Author : Dylan R. Johnson

Publisher : Mohr Siebeck

Page : 383 pages

File Size : 22,13 MB

Release : 2020-08-04

Category : Religion

ISBN : 3161595092

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Five Pentateuchal texts (Lev 24:10-23; Num 9:6-14; Num 15:32-36; Num 27:1-11; Num 36:1-12) offer unique visions of the elaboration of law in Israel's formative past. In response to individual legal cases, Yahweh enacts impersonal and general statutes reminiscent of biblical and ancient Near Eastern law collections. From the perspective of comparative law, Dylan R. Johnson proposes a new understanding of these texts as biblical rescripts: a legislative technique that enabled sovereigns to enact general laws on the basis of particular legal cases. Typological parallels drawn from cuneiform and Roman law illustrate the complex ideology informing the content and the form of these five cases. The author explores how latent conceptions of law, justice, and legislative sovereignty shaped these texts, and how the Priestly vision of law interacted with and transformed earlier legal traditions.





Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament

Author : John H. Walton

Publisher : Baker Academic

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 31,83 MB

Release : 2018-05-15

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1493414364

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Leading evangelical scholar John Walton surveys the cultural context of the ancient Near East, bringing insight to the interpretation of specific Old Testament passages. This new edition of a top-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised throughout to reflect the refined thinking of a mature scholar. It includes over 30 illustrations. Students and pastors who want to deepen their understanding of the Old Testament will find this a helpful and instructive study.



Die Moabiter - Geschichte und Kultur eines ostjordanischen Volkes im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr

Author : Erasmus Gass

Publisher : Harrassowitz

Page : 556 pages

File Size : 13,28 MB

Release : 2008

Category : History

ISBN : 9783447059084

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Der Autor bespricht in seiner Studie alle bekannten literarischen Quellen zu Moab aus dem 1. Jahrtausend v.Chr. Die Texte aus Moab selbst werden eingehend untersucht. Ausserdem werden die Notizen aus agyptischen und neuassyrischen Quellen sowie das Alte Testament ausgewertet. Uber den Umweg der Sihon-Tradition haben die biblischen Autoren Moab aus dem nordlichen in den sudlichen Landesteil verlagert. Das eigentliche Kernland Moabs war aber zu allen Zeiten nordlich des Arnon. Schliesslich werden die archaologischen Daten fur eine Rekonstruktion der Geschichte Moabs im 1. Jahrtausend v.Chr. herangezogen.Der Durchgang durch die Quellen zeigt, dass ab dem 9. Jahrhundert v. Chr. im nordlichen Moab nationalstaatliche Tendenzen auszumachen sind. Die verschiedenen Ethnien im Gebiet von Moab wurden in der Folgezeit geeint. Archaologisch zeigt sich, dass die Besiedlung des sudlichen Moabs vermutlich von einer starken Zentralmacht im Norden organisiert wurde. Erst nach dem Verlust der Nationalstaatlichkeit erodiert auch das Zusammengehorigkeitsgefuhl der Bewohner. Eine staatlich verfasste Gesellschaft hat es ab der persischen Zeit in Moab fur lange Zeit nicht mehr gegeben.



Law and Gender in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible

Author : Ilan Peled

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 267 pages

File Size : 15,10 MB

Release : 2019-11-04

Category : Bibles

ISBN : 1000733459

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This volume examines how gender relations were regulated in ancient Near Eastern and biblical law. The textual corpus examined includes the various pertinent law collections, royal decrees and instructions from Mesopotamia and Hatti, and the three biblical legal collections. Peled explores issues beginning with the wide societal perspective of gender equality and inequality, continues to the institutional perspective of economy, palace and temple, the family, and lastly, sex crimes. All the texts mentioned or referred to in the book are given in an appendix, both in the original languages and in English translation, allowing scholars to access the primary sources for themselves. Law and Gender in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible offers an invaluable resource for anyone working on Near Eastern society and culture, and gender in the ancient world more broadly.



A History of Ancient Near Eastern Law (2 vols)

Author : Raymond Westbrook

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 1235 pages

File Size : 10,25 MB

Release : 2003-08-01

Category : History

ISBN : 904740209X

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The first comprehensive survey of the world's oldest known legal systems, this collaborative work of twenty-two scholars covers over 3,000 years of legal history of the Ancient Near East. Each of the book's chapters represents a review of the law of a particular period and region, e.g. the Egyptian Old Kingdom, by a specialist in that area. Within each chapter, the material is organized under standardized legal categories (e.g. constitutional law, family law) that make for easy cross-referencing. The chapters are arranged chronologically by millennium and within each millennium by the three major politico-cultural spheres of the region: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Anatolia and the Levant. An introduction by the editor discusses the general character of Ancient Near Eastern Law.



Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East

Author : Victor H. Matthews

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 262 pages

File Size : 28,3 MB

Release : 2004-11-11

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780567080981

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This striking new contribution to gender studies demonstrates the essential role of Israelite and Near East law in the historical analysis of gender. The theme of these studies of Babylonian, Hittite, Assyrian, and Israelite law is this: What is the significance of gender in the formulation of ancient law and custom? Feminist scholarship is enriched by these studies in family history and the status of women in antiquity. At the same time, conventional legal history is repositioned, as new and classical texts are interpreted from the vantage point of feminist theory and social history. Papers from SBL Biblical Law Section form the core of this collection.



CyberResearch on the Ancient Near East and Neighboring Regions

Author : Vanessa Bigot Juloux

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 486 pages

File Size : 47,92 MB

Release : 2018-08-07

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9004375082

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CyberResearch on the Ancient Near East and Neighboring Regions is now available on PaperHive! PaperHive is a new free web service that offers a platform to authors and readers to collaborate and discuss, using already published research. Please visit the platform to join the conversation. CyberResearch on the Ancient Near East and Neighboring Regions provides case studies on archaeology, objects, cuneiform texts, and online publishing, digital archiving, and preservation. Eleven chapters present a rich array of material, spanning the fifth through the first millennium BCE, from Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran. Customized cyber- and general glossaries support readers who lack either a technical background or familiarity with the ancient cultures. Edited by Vanessa Bigot Juloux, Amy Rebecca Gansell, and Alessandro Di Ludovico, this volume is dedicated to broadening the understanding and accessibility of digital humanities tools, methodologies, and results to Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Ultimately, this book provides a model for introducing cyber-studies to the mainstream of humanities research.



Readings from the Ancient Near East

Author : Bill T. Arnold

Publisher : Baker Academic

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 36,45 MB

Release : 2002-09

Category : History

ISBN : 0801022924

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Comprehensive, up-to-date collection of primary source documents (creation accounts, epic literature, etc.) gives insight into the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament.



The Ancient Near East

Author : James B. Pritchard

Publisher : Princeton University Press

Page : 508 pages

File Size : 14,96 MB

Release : 2011

Category : History

ISBN : 0691147264

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Two classic illustrated anthologies, now combined in one convenient volume James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this important region. Now these two enduring works have been combined and integrated into one convenient and richly illustrated volume, with a new foreword that puts the translations in context. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this volume provides a stimulating introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Creation Epic (Enuma elish), the Code of Hammurabi, and the Baal Cycle. For students of history, religion, the Bible, archaeology, and anthropology, this anthology provides a wealth of material for understanding the ancient Near East. Represents the diverse cultures and languages of the ancient Near East—Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, and Aramaic—in a wide range of genres: Historical texts Legal texts and treaties Inscriptions Hymns Didactic and wisdom literature Oracles and prophecies Love poetry and other literary texts Letters New foreword puts the classic translations in context More than 300 photographs document ancient art, architecture, and artifacts related to the texts Fully indexed