Leading Cases in the Bible (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

David Werner Amram

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331546028 ISBN 13 : 9781331546023

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how ancient biblical cases shaped law and custom.

This book analyzes legal rulings from stories like Zelophehad's daughters and Achan to show how early Israelite justice worked.

Grounded in historical context, it treats the Bible as a legal record that reflects customs, powers, and practical governance. Readers will see how private disputes and tribal practices evolved into broader statutes that guided a nation.

• See how clerical and political authority met in biblical courts and how judgments were framed.
• Learn how local customs could become lasting laws for all Israel.
• Discover cases that touch inheritance, land, and property, and their lasting influence on legal thinking.
• Understand the intersection of law, history, and religion in these ancient narratives.

Ideal for readers of legal history and biblical study who want a clear, case-focused approach.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Leading Cases in the Bible

A Leading Case is one "which decides particular point in question, and to which reference is constantly or frequently made, for the purpose of determining the law in similar questions." (Bouvier.) In the strict sense of this definition the eases in this volume cannot be called leading eases, although they have been frequently cited, not only in the Jewish lawbooks, but also in the ecclesiastical and civil courts of Christendom. Although many of them are legendary accounts and not actual records of eases decided in courts of law, I have chosen the title Leading Cases for them because they are the first records of their kind and, by reason of the fact that they are embodied in the Biblical literature, have maintained throughout the centuries a position of preeminence as authorities, not only in questions of law, but also in matters of doctrine, of faith and of history.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331546028
• ISBN 13: 9781331546023
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
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