UID:
almahu_9949244396702882
Format:
1 online resource (244 p.)
ISBN:
9783110364422
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 464
Content:
The humanitarian concerns of the biblical slave laws and their rhetorical techniques rarely receive scholarly attention, especially the two slave laws in Deuteronomy. Previous studies that compared the biblical and the ANE laws focused primarily on their similarities and developed theories of direct borrowing. This ignored the fact that legal transplants were common in ancient societies. This study, in contrast, aims to identify similarities and dissimilarities in order to pursue an understanding of the underlying values promoted within these slave laws and the interests they protected. To do so, certain innovative methodologies were applied. The biblical laws examined present two diverse legal concepts that contrast to the ANE concepts: (1) all agents are regarded as persons and should be treated accordingly, and (2) all legal subjects are seen as free, dignified, and self-determining human beings. In addition, the biblical laws often distinguish an offender's "criminal intent," by which a criminal's rights are also considered. Based on these features, the biblical laws are able to articulate YHWH's humanitarian concerns and the basic concepts of human rights presented in Deuteronomy.
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Theology and Religious Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238549
In:
DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110638165
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Complete Package 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110369526
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Theology, Religion, Judaism 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110370409
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110385793
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110363203
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
DOI:
10.1515/9783110364422
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110364422
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110364422
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