The foreigner and the law : perspectives from the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East / edited by Reinhard Achenbach, Rainer Albertz and Jakob Wöhrle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Achenbach, Reinhard, 1957-

Albertz, Rainer, 1943-

Wöhrle, Jakob

Society of Biblical Literature. Annual Meeting (2009 : Rome, Italy)

Christine Hikawa Fund.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte ; Bd. 16.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte, 1439-619X ; Band 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strangers in the Bible--Congresses.

Strangers in the Bible.

Noncitizens (Jewish law)--Congresses.

Noncitizens (Jewish law).

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

180 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2011.

Summary:

Nine papers from the Biblical law session at the Society of Biblical Literature's 2009 international meeting in Rome explore how law and tradition differentiated between certain groups of foreigners, and consider the rights of foreigners regarding their welfare and social and cultic participation and integration. Among the topics are foreigners under foreign rule in Kassite Babylonia during the second half of the second millennium BC, non-priestly and priestly legislation concerning strangers, resident aliens and natives in the holiness legislation, and Gentile Yhwh-worshipers and their participation in the cult of Israel. The provisional price was converted from 54 euros. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Literature meeting, 2009, Rome.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.

ISBN:

9783447064705

3447064706

OCLC:

721818114