The pater familias as a landowner in the context of the slave laws of the Pentateuch: a brief response to Esias E. Meyer
In his review essay on my dissertation, Esias E. Meyer dedicates an important part to discussing the slave laws in the Pentateuch. A key role in his critique is played by his understanding of the term pater familias as "a man with a woman and children." This, however, is not how I used the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 2019, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 256-262 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Slave
/ Law
/ Pater familias
/ Landowners
/ Bible. Pentateuch, Bible. Pentateuch
/ Bible. Exodus 21,2-11
/ Bible. Deuteronomium 15,12-18
/ Bible. Levitikus 25,39-42
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Online Access: |
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| Rights Information: | CC BY 4.0 |
| Summary: | In his review essay on my dissertation, Esias E. Meyer dedicates an important part to discussing the slave laws in the Pentateuch. A key role in his critique is played by his understanding of the term pater familias as "a man with a woman and children." This, however, is not how I used the term; rather, a pater familias is the head of an extended family with land possession. In this response, I show that landownership is the key to understanding the relationship between the slave laws of the Pentateuch. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15496/publikation-87657 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2019/v32n1a14 HDL: 10520/EJC-15db93f7bc HDL: 10900/146316 |
