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The body as property

by Jacobs, Sandra Dr

2014 260 pages eng

Jewish law Property Biblical teaching Judaism Criticism, interpretation Religious aspects Bible

"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 purpos…

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