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Jackson, Bernard S.

Wisdom-laws : a study of the Mishpatim of Exodus 21:1-22:16 / [print] Bernard S. Jackson. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2006. - xv, 552 pages ; 24 cm



Wisdom-Laws -- Law and wisdom in biblical scholarship -- Slavery -- Homicide -- Assault -- The pregnant woman victim -- Maltreatment of slaves -- The goring ox -- Theft -- Agricultural delicts -- "Bailment" -- Seduction -- Towards an institutional history of the mishpatim -- From practical wisdom to literary artifice : towards a literary history of the mishpatim.

"The 'Mishpatim' of Exodus 21-22 are generally regarded as the earliest collection of Biblical laws. Bernard S. Jackson analyses these laws in detail, considers their relationship to both the Israelite wisdom tradition and the laws of the Ancient Near East, and offers a view of their literary and institutional history."--Jacket.



ISBN: 9780198269311

LCCN: 2006618888

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA603653 bnb GBA603653 dnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013353999 Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Exodus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jewish law.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Kommentar.

LC Class. No.: BS1245.J12.W573 2006 BS1245