Death of the covenant code: capital punishment in old Greek exodus in light of Greco-Egyptian law
"Many laws in the Old Greek translation of the Covenant Code do not say the same thing as the Hebrew text. In the past, various idiosyncrasies in the Greek translation of laws that involve the death penalty had been glossed over and considered stylistic variations or grammatical outliers. Howev...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| In: |
Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements (volume 211)
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| Series/Journal: | Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements
volume 211 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Exodus
/ Death penalty
B Greece / Egypt / Law / Death penalty |
| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
Capital Punishment
B Capital Punishment (Egypt) History B Law, Ancient Sources B Capital Punishment (Greece) History B Law, Greek Philosophy B Capital Punishment History B Book of the Covenant B Bible. Exodus Hebrew Commentaries Early works to 1800 |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Summary: | "Many laws in the Old Greek translation of the Covenant Code do not say the same thing as the Hebrew text. In the past, various idiosyncrasies in the Greek translation of laws that involve the death penalty had been glossed over and considered stylistic variations or grammatical outliers. However, when the text-linguistic features of the Greek translation are compared to contemporary literary, documentary, and legal Greek sources, new readings emerge: cursing a parent is no longer punishable by death; a law about bestiality becomes a law about animal husbandry; the authority of certain legal commands is deregulated. This work explores these and other new readings in comparison with contemporary Greco-Egyptian law"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 305-329 |
| ISBN: | 9004682031 |