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Essays on Biblical Law »

Authors: Anthony Phillips
ISBN-13: 9780826461476, ISBN-10: 0826461476
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Date Published: December 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

	Preface
	Abbreviations
	Acknowledgments
Ch. 1	The Decalogue: Ancient Israel's Criminal Law	2
Ch. 2	A Fresh Look at the Sinai Pericope	25
Ch. 3	Another Look at Murder	49
Ch. 4	Another Look at Adultery	74
Ch. 5	The Laws of Slavery: Exodus 21.2-11	96
Ch. 6	Some Aspects of Family Law in Pre-Exilic Israel	111
Ch. 7	Animals and the Torah	127
Ch. 8	Respect for Life in the Old Testament	139
Ch. 9	The Attitude of Torah to Wealth	148
Ch. 10	Prophecy and Law	164
Ch. 11	Torah and Mishpat: A Light to the Peoples	179
Ch. 12	The Book of Ruth: Deception and Shame	201
Ch. 13	The Place of Law in Contemporary Society	221
Ch. 14	The Interpretation of 2 Samuel 12.5-6	232
Ch. 15	The Case of the Woodgatherer Reconsidered	235
Ch. 16	Nebalah: A Term for Serious Disorderly and Unruly Conduct	239
Ch. 17	Uncovering the Father's Skirt	245
Ch. 18	Double for All her Sins	251
Ch. 19	The Undetectable Offender and the Priestly Legislators	255
Ch. 20	The Origin of 'I AM' in Exodus 3.14	261
Ch. 21	Old Testament and Moral Tradition	264
	Bibliography	269
	Index of References	280
	Index of Authors	293