Symbols of Law: A Contextual Analysis of Legal Symbolic Acts in the Old Testament

by Åke Viberg

This analysis deals with Old Testament law in the form of legal symbolic acts, defined as non-verbal acts which fulfil a legal function when performed under the proper circumstances and when the legal function is different from the physical result of the act. Legal symbolic acts belong to customary law. Since the customary law of ancient Israel is not as well-known as the codified law, these acts provide important information regarding the customary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9188906132
• ISBN13: 9789188906137
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Enskilda Hogskolan Stockholm
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"