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.
0521834686 0521547733 (pbk.)
2004045668
Homicide (Jewish law)
Homicide (Assyro-Babylonian law)
KB4050 / .B37 2005
296.18 Bar 2005
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.
0521834686 0521547733 (pbk.)
2004045668
Homicide (Jewish law)
Homicide (Assyro-Babylonian law)
KB4050 / .B37 2005
296.18 Bar 2005