00909nam a2200169Ia 4500 230822s9999 xx 000 0 und d 97805218346810521834686 eng HV6507 .B37 2005 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. Homicide (Jewish law) -- Biblical teaching.Homicide (Ancient law) -- Middle East.Homicide -- Cross-cultural studies. 45740 45740