The author of the Covenant Collection in Exodus knew the Laws of Hammurabi and revised them to fit with Israelite legal and ethical conceptions. This is clear when we compare their laws of assault in each.
Prof.
David P. Wright
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Thoughts on Torah Min HaShamayim
Dr. Rabbi
Michael Harris
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The word שור in Hebrew can refer to an ox or a bull, but which animal is the protagonist of the celebrated law of שור נגח, “the goring bovine”?
Dr.
Elaine Goodfriend
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