Source of Law in the Biblical and Mesopotamian Law Collections
This study argues that the source of the law constitutes the crucial ideological and practical difference between man-made and God-given codices. In the Mesopotamian codices, while the gods grant to the sovereign the authority to govern, it is he who ultimately creates the relevant laws. He is thus...
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| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2005
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Biblica
Year: 2005, Volume: 86, Issue: 3, Pages: 324-342 |
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