The Origins of Biblical Law : : The Decalogues and the Book of the Covenant /

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

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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Carmichael, Calum M.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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