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Author Jacobs, Sandra, Dr., author.

Title The body as property : physical disfigurement in biblical law / by Sandra Jacobs.

Publication Info. London : T & T Clark, 2014.
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 260 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 582
T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 582.
T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Contents Introduction -- The priestly requirement of circumcision -- Talion in biblical law and narrative -- Legal acquisition : the slave and Israel's cult personnel -- Conclusions.
Summary The Body As Property indicates that physical disfigurement functioned in biblical law to verify legal property acquisition, when changes in the status of dependents were formalized. It is based on the reality the cuneiform script, in particular, was developed in Sumer and Mesopotamia for the purpose of record keeping: to provide legal proof of ownership where the inscription of a tablet evidenced the sale, or transfer, of property. Legitimate property acquisition was as important in biblical law, where physical disfigurements marked dependents, in a similar way that the veil or the head coveri.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Subject Body marking -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Body marking -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Property (Jewish law)
Property (Jewish law)
RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
Other Form: Print version: Jacobs, Sandra. Body as property 9780567253934 (OCoLC)862091819
ISBN 9780567010506 (ePDF)
0567010503 (ePDF)
9780567253934 (hardcover)
0567253937 (hardcover)
0567665135

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