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The Book of the Covenant, in contrast, is mostly casuistic law, of the type “if x, then y.” There was a long-standing legal tradition in the ancient Near East, reaching back to the end of the third millennium B.C.E. Famous law codes were associated with the names of the Mesopotamian kings Ur- Nammu (twenty-first century B.C.E.), Lipit-Ishtar (twentieth century) and Hammurabi (eighteenth ...
The casuistic laws spelled out penalties for offenses, including many relating directly to commerce, especially in the case of liability for loss or injury. The so-called lex talionis , which also appears in Leviticus 24:17-21 and Deuteronomy 19:16-21, is central to the concept of retribution. [1]
Casuistic and Apodeictic Law Albrecht Alt, in his seminal article, “The Origins of Israelite Law,” articulated the difference between what he termed “casuistic law” and “apodictic law.” 9 According to Alt, casuistic law’s “distinctive formal characteristic is that it is invariably introduced by an objective conditional clause beginning ‘If. . .’”10 Often, the conditional ...
- William R. Osborne
Israel’s early history is understood as a covenantal pre-history through YHWH’s promises of blessing; YHWH’s liberation of Israel from oppression then culminates in the forging of the covenant itself; a golden age of harmony and Israelite ascendancy follows from the covenant, but Israelite contentment and self-satisfaction also lead to breach of the covenant; Israel’s decline is seen ...
- Chaya Halberstam
- 2017
The Biblical Law Collections and Other Literary Discourses There are three significant law collections in the Hebrew Bible: The Covenant Code, most likely the earliest, and possibly a revision or adaptation of the Code of Hammurabi.42 Second, the Deuteronomic Code, which likely dates from the Neo-Assyrian period (seventh-century Judah), most likely grew out of a revision and transformation of ...
- Chaya Halberstam
Sep 1, 2009 · This chapter presents the basic evidence of the common sequential ordering of the casuistic ("if . . . then . . .") laws of the Covenant Code (Exodus 21:2–22:19) and the Laws of Hammurabi. It notes fourteen points of correlation running throughout the two texts, covering essentially the whole of the Covenant Code's casuistic laws.
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The Casuistic Laws Of … WEBAncient Israel And Its Literature Society Of Biblical Lite By Assnat Bartor 2010 Paperback J. G. McConville,Karl M ller Reading Law as Narrative Assnat Bartor,2010 Casuistic or case law in the Pentateuch deals with real Reading Law As Narrative A Study In The Casuistic Laws Of …
