TY - BOOK N2 - The stories in the Bible present some of the most memorable approaches to justice ever described. Legal scholar Daniel Friedmann explores the legal, moral, and political aspects of well-known and dramatic biblical tales. Friedmann's analyses include reference to ancient law codes, mythology, literature, the history of law, as well complex contemporary issues, ranging from marriage and maternity disputes to religious and national identity. To kill and take possession reveals how ancient attitudes have had continuing relevance throughout history and up to the present. AB - The stories in the Bible present some of the most memorable approaches to justice ever described. Legal scholar Daniel Friedmann explores the legal, moral, and political aspects of well-known and dramatic biblical tales. Friedmann's analyses include reference to ancient law codes, mythology, literature, the history of law, as well complex contemporary issues, ranging from marriage and maternity disputes to religious and national identity. To kill and take possession reveals how ancient attitudes have had continuing relevance throughout history and up to the present. T1 - To kill and take possession :law, morality, and society in biblical stories / DA - c2002. CY - Peabody, Mass. : AU - Friedmann, Daniel, CN - BS680.E84 CN - BS680.E84 PB - Hendrickson Publishers, PP - Peabody, Mass. : LA - heb PY - c2002. N1 - Translation of: Ha-ratsaḥta ṿe-gam yarashta. ID - 291073 KW - Ethics in the Bible. KW - Jewish law. KW - Murder SN - 1565636414 TI - To kill and take possession :law, morality, and society in biblical stories / LK - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hend031/2002012404.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hend031/2002012404.html ER -