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The Body as Property: Physical Disfigurement in Biblical Law (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
The Body as Property Physical Disfigurement in Biblical Law - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Author: Sandra Jacobs
The Body As Property indicates that physical disfigurement functioned in biblical law to verify legal property acquisition, when changes in the status of dependents were formalized. It is based on the reality the cuneiform script, in particular, was developed in Sumer and Mesopotamia for the purpose of record keeping: to provide legal proof of o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780567253934
ISBN-10: 0567253937
Publication Date: 2/13/2014
Pages: 280
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Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Book Type: Hardcover
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