TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tsai,Daisy Yulin
TI  - Human rights in Deuteronomy: with special focus on slave laws 
T2  - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft,
SN  - 9783110364422
AV  - BS1275.55 .T73 2014
U1  - 222.1506 22
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston
PB  - De Gruyter
KW  - Bible
KW  - Deuteronomy
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - fast
KW  - Slavery in the Bible
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Bibel
KW  - Esclavage dans la Bible
KW  - Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Menschenrecht
KW  - gnd
KW  - Sklaverei
N1  - Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Trinity International University, 2011; Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-231) and indexes; Frontmatter --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; 1. Introduction and Methodological Considerations --; 2. Exegesis of Deuteronomic Slave Laws --; 3. Comparative Studies of Biblical Slave Manumission Laws --; 4. Comparative Studies of ANE Slave Laws --; 5. The Laws and the Concepts of Human Rights in the ANE Law Books and in Deuteronomy --; 6. Conclusion: Summary, Contributions, and Further Avenues of Research --; Appendix A: A Compilation of Biblical and Cuneiform Law Collections --; Appendix B: Biblical and ANE Slave Laws and ANE Laws Related to Slave Issues --; Bibliography --; Index of Authors --; Index of Scripture References
N2  - And Conclusion3 Comparative Studies of Biblical Slave Manumission Laws; Deut 15:12-18 and Exod 21:2-11; Changes of Persons and Verbs from the Buyer's to the Seller's Point of View; Response to Van Seters' Point of View; The Second Person Addressed in the Legislative Texts; The Polyvocality of Combined Discourses in the Legislative Texts; Reading the Law in Its Context; The Distinction of Verbs on Released Action; The Differences Regarding Female Slaves Manumission; Reading Exod 21:2-6 as a Gender-Inclusive Law; Separating Exod 21:2-6 and 7-11 as Two Different Laws; This study compares two Deuteronomic slave laws with their counterparts adopting a multidimensional examination including classified subject matters, rhetorical techniques, and the rationale of legal philosophy. This approach sheds light on the similarity and differences between the biblical and ANE slave laws, as well as the basic concepts of human rights presented in Deuteronomy
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