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