Chirichigno, Gregory, 1952-

Debt-slavery in Israel and the ancient Near East / [print] Gregory C. Chirichigno. - Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, (c)1993. - 409 pages ; 23 cm. - Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 141 0309-0708 ; .

The social background to debt-slavery in Mesopotamia -- The legal background to debt-slavery in Mesopotamia -- The social background to debt-slavery in IsraeL -- Old Testament laws dealing with chattel - and debt-slaves -- The manumission laws of Exodus 21.2-6, 7-11 -- The manumission law of Deuteronomy 15.12-18 -- The manumission laws of Leviticus 25.39-43, 47-55.



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Slavery (Jewish law)
Slavery in the Bible.
Slavery--History.--Middle East

HT915.C541.D438 1993 HT915