Abstract
The purpose of this article is to draw on the formulation of Neo-Babylonian trial
records in order to identify a linguistically and conceptually parallel set of trial terms
in Dtn 17:4, Jer 8:6 and Job 5:27. The Hebrew and Akkadian texts provide evidence
for a common convention of trial description. According to this convention, trials
begin with a spoken report, followed by “hearing”, all of which result in “established”
facts.
Citation
Holtz, Shalom E. (2011). A Common Set of Trial Terms. Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte, 17, 1-14.
*This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise.