Legal Perspectives on the Slaying of Laban
This article marshals ancient legal evidence to show that Nephi's slaying of Laban should be understood as a protected manslaughter rather than a criminal homicide. The biblical law of murder demanded a higher level of premeditation and hostility than Nephi exhibited or modern law requires. It...
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Language: | English |
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1992
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Journal of Book of Mormon studies
Year: 1992, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-141 |
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