The Body as Property: Physical Disfigurement in Biblical Law

by Sandra Jacobs

Book Overview

The Body As Property indicates that physical disfigurement functioned in biblical law to verify legal property acquisition, when changes in the status of dependents were formalized. It is based on the reality the cuneiform script, in particular, was developed in Sumer and Mesopotamia for the purpose of record keeping: to provide legal proof of ownership where the inscription of a tablet evidenced the sale, or transfer, of property. Legitimate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567665135
• ISBN13: 9780567665133
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"