{"product_id":"9780472076581-biblical-judgments","title":"Biblical Judgments","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Legal Readings in the Hebrew Bible\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyzes the classical stories of the Hebrew Bible through the lens of modern law\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiblical Judgments\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to consider today's timeless dilemmas of law and government, social justice, and human rights, through the perspective of a text that has helped shape western society: the Hebrew Bible. By focusing on biblical narratives and literature rather than on traditional interpretations of biblical law, Daphne Barak-Erez is able to look beyond specific legal norms to concentrate on what the stories can reveal about the \"big\" issues. She discusses questions such as: What can modern-day governmental regulation learn from the exercise of food rationing in Egypt as a response to Pharaoh's dream of a future famine? How does social distancing in the time of Covid-19 compare with people sent outside the camp as a precautionary measure against bible-era plagues? What can promoters of social justice glean from the demands made to Moses that daughters should also inherit from their father when biblical law did not recognize inheritance rights of women? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rather than offering a historical study, Barak-Erez draws upon famous court decisions from around the world to root her analysis in modern law. Organized by subject matter, \u003ci\u003eBiblical Judgments\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes how the themes of law and government, judging and judges, human rights and social justice, criminal law, private law, and family and inheritance law are presented through a number of different stories. In recounting the compelling narratives of the Hebrew Bible, \u003ci\u003eBiblical Judgments\u003c\/i\u003e exposes their inherent legal tensions and what we can learn from them and with them about legal dilemmas today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55325459284342,"sku":"9780472076581","price":85.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31298362.jpg?v=1740785326","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780472076581-biblical-judgments","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}