Law in the Eastern Mediterranean

doi:10.1017/9781108636322.004

2 - Law in the Eastern Mediterranean

from Part I - The Historical Context of Biblical Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2024

Anselm C. Hagedorn

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Bruce Wells

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University of Texas, Austin

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This chapter looks at the legal texts from ancient Greece and Crete and connections they may share with biblical law. The Greek laws offer rich comparative material for legal problems in a geographically and culturally adjacent area and contribute to a better understanding of the social interactions and administrative structures in and around the Mediterranean.

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Code of Gortyn Greek law Athenian law sacred laws

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 34 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108636322.004 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2024

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