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Title: | The Biblical Law of Bailment in Its Ancient Near Eastern Contexts |
Authors: | Landman, Yael |
Keywords: | Biblical studies. Near Eastern studies. Judaic studies. |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | ProQuest Dissertations & Theses |
Citation: | Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-02(E), Section: A.;Advisors: Barry L. Eichler. |
Abstract: | The Biblical Law of Bailment in Its Ancient Near Eastern Contexts This study analyzes the biblical legal institution of bailment, wherein one person gives property to another person for a temporary period. Standing at the crossroads of law and religion, the institution of bailment offers a presently underexploited window into the conceptual underpinnings of biblical law and life in ancient Israel. Using methods such as exegesis and humanistic legal theory, I bring together previously unconnected texts, including Mesopotamian legal documents and biblical narrative, to reconstruct the institution as it functioned and was perceived in ancient Israel. I show that the biblical law is not just a law about bailment, but also a law of fact-finding that ultimately advances a conception of divine justice. I further argue for continuity between the ancient Near Eastern bailment laws and post-biblical Jewish law, demonstrating that the rabbis' distinction between paid and unpaid bailees finds precedent in the Laws of Hammurabi and Mesopotamian practice documents. |
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Appears in Collections: | Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies: Doctoral Dissertations |
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