Hate and Enmity in Biblical Law

by Klaus-Peter Adam

Book Overview

Enmity between individuals was an ubiquitious phenomenon in the ancient world. Using the method of legal anthropology this book examines patterns of hate-driven feuding in kinship-based and segmentary societies and applies these insights to biblical law. It defines the fundamental categories of enmity, love, revenge, honor and shame in the context of feuding and it illustrates certain legal actions, such giving false witness, and shows how they are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567706494
• ISBN13: 9780567706492
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"