"You shall not kill" : : the prohibition of killing in ancient religions and cultures / / edited by J. Cornelis de Vos and Hermut Löhr with the assistance of Juliane Ta Van.
You shall not kill" seems to be a self-evident norm, both in modernity and in antiquity. But what does this prohibition exactly mean? Does it only apply to humans or also to non-human beings? And what about indirect or unintentional killing? Is killing legitimate under certain circumstances? Th...
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Superior document: | Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements, Volume 27 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Göttingen, Germany : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, 2018. ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Journal of ancient Judaism. Supplements ;
Volume 27. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (311 pages) :; illustrations. |
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