Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Historical Context of Biblical Law
- 1 Law in the Ancient Near East
- 2 Law in the Eastern Mediterranean
- Part II The Biblical Legal Collections
- Part III The Biblical Laws
- Part IV Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses
- Part V The Legacy of Biblical Law
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Text Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
2 - Law in the Eastern Mediterranean
from Part I - The Historical Context of Biblical Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2024
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Historical Context of Biblical Law
- 1 Law in the Ancient Near East
- 2 Law in the Eastern Mediterranean
- Part II The Biblical Legal Collections
- Part III The Biblical Laws
- Part IV Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses
- Part V The Legacy of Biblical Law
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Text Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
This chapter looks at the legal texts from ancient Greece and Crete and connections they may share with biblical law. The Greek laws offer rich comparative material for legal problems in a geographically and culturally adjacent area and contribute to a better understanding of the social interactions and administrative structures in and around the Mediterranean.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 34 - 52Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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