Abstract
The author of the Covenant Collection in Exodus knew the Laws of Hammurabi and revised them to fit with Israelite legal and ethical conceptions. This is clear when we compare their laws of assault in each.
- Title
- How Exodus Revises the Laws of Hammurabi
- Creators
- David Wright - Brandeis University, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
- Publication Details
- The Torah
- Publisher
- Project TABS (Torah and Biblical Scholarship)
- Format
- Online article
- Identifiers
- 9924116787901921
- Academic Unit
- Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Blog