Exodus and Asylum: Uncovering the Relationship between Biblical Law and Narrative

This article argues that there is a close relationship between biblical law and narrative regarding the subject of asylum. It contends that the narrative of Moses finding refuge from Pharaoh in Exod. 2.11-22 is repeated on a much larger scale in Exodus 14—15 and that Israel’s flight from Egypt into...

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Main Author: Burnside, Jonathan P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2010
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2010, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 243-266
Further subjects:B Cities of Refuge
B Homicide
B Asylum
B Social Knowledge
B narrative stereotype
B Biblical Law
B Exodus
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