Homicide in the Biblical World

by Pamela Barmash

Book Overview

Analyzing the treatment of homicide in the Hebrew Bible, this study demonstrates that it is directly linked to the social structure and religion of ancient Israel. Pamela Barmash reconstructs biblical law from both legal texts and narrative texts and analyzes the law collections and documents of actual legal cases from the ancient Near East.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521547733
• ISBN13: 9780521547734
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.9"