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Chirichigno Gregory <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Debt slavery in Israel and the ancient Near East / / Gregory C. Chirichigno |
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Sheffield, : JSOT Press, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-80342-1 |
9786611803421 |
0-567-59029-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (417 pages) |
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Collana |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 141 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Slavery - Law and legislation - Jews - History |
Slavery in the Bible |
Slavery - Law and legislation - Iraq |
Debt - Israel - History |
Debt - Middle East - History |
Slavery - Israel - History |
Slavery - Middle East - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE SOCIAL BACKGROUND TO DEBT-SLAVERY IN MESOPOTAMIA; Chapter 3 THE LEGAL BACKGROUND TO DEBT-SLAVERY IN MESOPOTAMIA; Chapter 4 THE SOCIAL BACKGROUND TO DEBT-SLAVERY IN ISRAEL; Chapter 5 OLD TESTAMENT LAWS DEALING WITH CHATTEL- AND DEBT-SLAVES; Chapter 6 THE MANUMISSION LAWS OF EXODUS 21.2-6, 7-11; Chapter 7 THE MANUMISSION LAW OF DEUTERONOMY 15.12-18; Chapter 8 THE MANUMISSION LAWS OF LEVITICUS 25.39-43, 47-55; Chapter 9 CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This original study concerns itself with the manumission laws of Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 15 and Leviticus 25. It begins with the social background to debt slavery and the socioeconomic factors encouraging the rise of debt slavery in Mesopotamia. After a comparative analysis of the Mesopotamian and biblical material Chirichigno examines the social |
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