Inventing God's Law: How the Covenant Code of the Bible Used and Revised the Laws of Hammurabi - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199974955ISBN-10:199974950UPC:9780199974955Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Judaism, Biblical StudiesBook Topic:Denominations, History, Old TestamentSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.9026Product ID:SC4ZJB9K8Q
Inventing God's Law: How the Covenant Code of the Bible Used and Revised the Laws of Hammurabi
Most scholars believe that the numerous similarities between the Covenant Code (Exodus 20:23-23:19) and Mesopotamian law collections, especially the Laws of Hammurabi, which date to around 1750 BCE, are due to oral tradition that extended from the second to the first millennium. This book offers a fundamentally new understanding of the Covenant Code, arguing that it depends directly and primarily...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199974955ISBN-10:199974950UPC:9780199974955Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Judaism, Biblical StudiesBook Topic:Denominations, History, Old TestamentSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.9026Product ID:SC4ZJB9K8Q
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