The Torah as a Place of Refuge
Biblical Criminal Law and the Book of Numbers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23303225 |
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| Authors | Francesco Cocco (0000-0002-7237-8577, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Pages | 197 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Torah as a Place of Refuge (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Mohr Siebeck (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1628/978-3-16-154352-4 |
| OpenAlex | W2895496635 |
| ISBN | 9783161543524 |
| Language | EN |
In this book, Francesco Cocco studies the law on the cities of refuge contained in Num 35,9-34, comparing it with analogue biblical laws (Ex 21; Deut 19 and Josh 20) in order to establish its originality and novelty. He shows that Num 35 seeks to supersede the private justice incarnated by the avenger of blood: someone charged to take revenge for the death of a family member by killing the murderer.
Archaeology · Biblical Law · Book of Numbers · Cities of Refuge · Geography · Homicide · Judaism · Torah · Old Testament · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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