Jacobus, HR;
(2013)
Slave wives and transgressive unions in biblical and ancient Near East law.
In: Brenner, A and Lee, ACC, (eds.)
Leviticus and Numbers.
(pp. 55-75).
Augsburg Fortress: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Unites States.
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Abstract
This essay contends that biblical narratives were composed in the knowledge that audiences were familiar with different ancient Near East (ANE) legal codes in cuneiform, as well as Hebrew biblical laws on conjugal relations and inheritance laws involving slave wives. It is suggested that much of the drama in the Bible is created by main characters contravening written biblical and ANE laws, and that audiences would be aware that such frissons were being referenced. Indeed, the characters’ contraventions add so much depth and dramatic irony to the narratives that it is unlikely that they have not been created or harmonised in this reverse way
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Slave wives and transgressive unions in biblical and ancient Near East law |
| ISBN: | 080069936X |
| ISBN-13: | 9780800699369 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://store.fortresspress.com/store/product/17645... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | See Chapter 4 on link to the book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leviticus-Numbers-Texts-Contest-Contexts/dp/080069936X This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Leviticus, slave wives, Hagar and Sarah, Bilhah and Reuben, Tamar and Judah, Deuteronomy 24:2; David and Michal;, Ishmael and Isaac; Abraham and Hagar. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1343447 |
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