Re-establishing Justice's Legal Terms, Concepts and Procedures in the Hebrew Bible

by Pietro Bovati

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 1994

Overview

In this very significant work—translated from Italian—Bovati examines in careful detail the practice of justice in ancient Israel. First the bilateral controversy (the rib) and then the legal judgment properly speaking. Re-establishing Justice is destined to become the standard reference work in the field.

Key Features

• Exegesis of application of law in Israel
• All Scripture references linked to the Bibles in your library

Contents

• The Juridical Dispute in General
• The Accusation
• The Response of the Accused
• The Reconciliation
• Judgment in Court
• The Acts and Procedures Preceding the Debate
• The Debate
• The Sentence and Execution

Product Details

• Title: Re-establishing Justice's Legal Terms, Concepts and Procedures in the Hebrew Bible
• Authors: Pietro Bovati
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 478

About Pietro Bovati

Pietro Bovati is Professor of Exegesis of the Old Testament at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.