Self-Defense as a casus belli in Ancient Mesopotamian and Hittite Literature and in the Hebrew Bible
In ancient Near Eastern literature, the concept of self-defense serves more than simply as a justification for mobilizing an in-group to commit collective violence against one or more out-groups; it also reveals important features of the religious worldviews of the societies that produced such liter...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
2021
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2021, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 30-44 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
David, Israel, König
/ Royal inscription
/ Assyrian language
/ Self-defence
/ Conquest
/ Story
/ Esther (Film)
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RelBib Classification: | HD Early Judaism TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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