Barmash, Pamela

Homicide in the biblical world / Pamela Barmash - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 - xvi, 253 p ; 23 cm.

ntroduction -- A first case: the story of Cain and Abel -- Blood feud and state control -- The development of places of refuge in the Bible -- Pollution and homicide -- Typologies of homicide -- Lex Talionis -- International law: the homicide of a foreign citizen -- Conclusion -- Appendix: cuneiform sources on homicide.

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Homicide (Jewish law) -- Biblical teaching.Homicide (Ancient law) -- Middle East.Homicide -- Cross-cultural studies.

HV6507 / .B37 2005