00891nam a2200157Ia 4500008004100000020002800041041000800069050002300077100002100100245005400121260006700175300002700242505032600269650012100595999001700716230822s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a97805218346810521834686  aeng  aHV6507 b.B37 2005  aBarmash, Pamela  0aHomicide in the biblical worldb/cPamela Barmash  aCambridge, UK ; New York : bCambridge University Press,c2005  axvi, 253 pb; c23 cm.  antroduction -- 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.  aHomicide (Jewish law) -- Biblical teaching.Homicide (Ancient law) -- Middle East.Homicide -- Cross-cultural studies.  c45740d45740