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Debt-slavery in Israel and the Ancient Near East
Language: en
Pages: 417
Authors: Gregory Chirichigno
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-01-01 - Publisher: A&C Black

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This original study concerns itself with the manumission laws of Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 15 and Leviticus 25. It begins with the social background to debt slaver
Debt-Slavery in Israel and the Ancient Near East
Language: en
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Authors: Gregory C. Chirichigno
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-06-01 - Publisher: A&C Black

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This original study concerns itself with the manumission laws of Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 15 and Leviticus 25. It begins with the social background to debt slaver
Flight and Freedom in the Ancient Near East
Language: en
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Authors: Daniel Snell
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Freedom as a value is older than Greece, as evidence from the Ancient Near East shows us through this book. Snell first looks at words for freedom in the Ancien
Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
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This striking new contribution to gender studies demonstrates the essential role of Israelite and Near East law in the historical analysis of gender. The theme
Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?
Language: en
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Authors: Joshua Bowen
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-15 - Publisher: Digital Hammurabi

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The God of the Old Testament commanded and endorsed many practices that we find morally reprehensible today. High on the list was the institution of slavery, wh