Contrasting Conceptions of Asylum in Deuteronomy 19 and Numbers 35
This essay argues that the Deuteronomic and Holiness laws granting asylum to unintentional killers (Deut 19:1-13; Num 35:9-34) differ markedly in their procedures and purposes. The differences between these laws reflect different underlying conceptions of bloodguilt. For Deuteronomy, bloodguilt is c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 232-251 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Deuteronomium 19,1-13
/ Bible. Numeri 35,9-34
/ Asylum
/ Murderer
/ Legislation
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NCB Personal ethics XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
Asylum
bloodguilt
Deuteronomy 19:1-13
Numbers 35:9-34
Holiness Legislation
legal revision
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
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