God, justice, and society [electronic resource] : aspects of law and legality in the Bible / Jonathan Burnside.

By:

Burnside, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Patrick)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:

9780199827084 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

220.834 22

LOC classification:

BS680.L33

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: What is the real meaning of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'? Where did the idea for the 'Jubilee 2000' and 'Drop the Debt' campaigns come from? Here, Burnside looks at aspects of law and legality in the Bible, from the patriarchal narratives in the Hebrew Bible through to the trials of Jesus in the New Testament.

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What is the real meaning of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'? Where did the idea for the 'Jubilee 2000' and 'Drop the Debt' campaigns come from? Here, Burnside looks at aspects of law and legality in the Bible, from the patriarchal narratives in the Hebrew Bible through to the trials of Jesus in the New Testament.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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