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Law and Narrative in the Bible and in Neighbouring Ancient Cultures

By Klaus-Peter Adam , Friedrich Avemarie , Nili Wazana , Dorit Felsch

Book information

Publisher
Mohr Siebeck
Year
2012
ISBN
3161508432, 9783161508431
ISSN
1611-4914
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6040931 bytes)
Series
Forschungen zum Alten Testament, 2.Reihe 54
Pages
XVIII+414\433
Topic
Religion
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2014-08-22 16:40:38

Description

Law is not only conveyed in codified clauses; it is often featured as a pivotal topic in literary texts. Existing legal relationships can determine the historical or the fictive setting of a drama or a plot, narratives can propagate laws or demonstrate their inherent problems. Literature can be used as an integral part of a strategy to implement legally justified demands, it can aim at correcting or even at denouncing legal rules. The authors of this volume examine literary and functional texts from the bible, the Ancient Near East, early Judaism and classical antiquity. They choose from the fields of constitutional law, litigation, family law, property and inheritance law, damages, punishment, privilege and maintenance.

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