The Relation Of Jewish To Babylonian Law

Author : C. H. W. Johns
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333748319
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book The Relations Between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples (Classic Reprint) written by C. H. W. Johns and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Relations Between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples Then there came, in the early days of this century, a great sur prise, calling at once for much revision of our neatly arranged systems of knowledge. A Code of Laws was discovered, certainly the oldest known, by far the most complete and best attested, and at the same time the most advanced of all but the most modern. Fragments of it were already known from late copies, had been recognized as probably parts of a Babylonian Code of Law, were even conjecturally styled the Code of Hammurabi by professor friedrich delitzsch,4 but very little could be concluded from them. Then suddenly at Susa in Elam was discovered practically the whole text of it. Ever since it has been the subject of profound study from all points of view. The comparison of this Code of Hammurabi with the Laws of Moses was bound to be made. Many reasons would suggest the like lihood that much similarity would be observed between two early legislations both Semitic in complexion. Comparisons with other ancient codes were equally sure to be made and the differences naturally to be expected would be carefully weighed and considered. But while most surprising results came out of these comparisons, especially in the realm of Roman Law, a much keener interest has attached to the comparison with Hebrew Law, not only because of the sacred nature of the Old Testament, but even more because this had been the special study of the Higher Critics. These scholars had almost decided what their view of the composition of the Pentateuch should be, what were the ultimate sources implied, what dates should be assigned to the constituent documents, and the arguments to be considered valid in such discussions. Those who rejected the Higher Critical conclusions ew at once to the new - found Code for arguments to refute Higher Criticism while Higher Critics found confirmations in many directions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."