The Origins of Biblical Law : : The Decalogues and the Book of the Covenant / / Calum M. Carmichael.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Carmichael, Calum M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1992
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501733666; 9783110536171
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501733666
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Calum M. Carmichael.

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 back to literary traditions preserved in the books of Genesis and Exodus.