Substantive Law

doi:10.1017/9781108636322.010

6 - Substantive Law

from Part III - The Biblical Laws

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2024

Sandra Jacobs

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Bruce Wells

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Bruce Wells: Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin

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This chapter describes the legal topics treated in the biblical collections – topics that legal historians would use in their work. They include personal status, family law, property, contract, and harms.

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criminal law civil law slavery public authorities

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 117 - 137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108636322.010 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2024

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