Homicide in the biblical world /

Barmash, Pamela, 1966-

Homicide in the biblical world / Pamela Barmash. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xvi, 253 p. : paper back ; 24 cm.

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-237) and index.

Introduction -- A first case: the story of Cain and Abel -- Blood feud and state control -- The development of places of refuge in the Bible -- Pollution and homicide -- Typologies of homicide -- Lex Talionis -- International law: the homicide of a foreign citizen -- Conclusion -- Appendix: cuneiform sources on homicide.

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Homicide (Jewish law)
Homicide (Assyro-Babylonian law)

KB4050 / .B37 2005

296.18 Bar 2005