Rebecca’s confidence and assertiveness are an example of the difference between the dictates of common law, which rendered women entirely subject to the decisions of their fathers and/or husbands, and the multifaceted realities of women’s lived experiences in ancient Israel.
Dr.
Miryam Brand
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What we know about abortion in the ancient world from legal and medical texts.
Dr.
Kristine Henriksen Garroway
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When a man accidentally kills a pregnant woman in a brawl, Exodus requires him to pay “life for a life.” This is generally understood as either capital punishment or monetary repayment. Its legal formulation in context, however, suggests substitution, i.e., the offender has to hand over a woman from his own family.
Dr.
Sandra Jacobs
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A Comparative Analysis
Dr.
Eve Levavi Feinstein
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