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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Alejandro F Botta |
ISBN: | 9780567045331 0567045331 9780567120366 0567120368 |
OCLC Number: | 148851040 |
Description: | xvii, 237 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction : the Egyptological approach to the study of Aramaic legal formulae -- The Elephantine community and Aramaic law -- The Egyptian formulary tradition -- Challenging the consensus : the [investiture] clause -- The 'withdrawal' and related formulae in the Aramaic legal tradition -- The use of w[3]y in the Egyptian legal tradition -- A comaprison of the Aramaic and Egyptian uses of withdrawal formulae -- Reconsidering the origins of Aramaic and demotic legal formulae. |
Series Title: | Library of Second Temple studies, 64. |
Responsibility: | Alejandro F. Botta. |
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'This book throws down the gauntlet and challenges some long-established theories which are widely accepted and thought to be secure... There is no doubt about the erudition of the author and the impressive mastery of the legal material which he demonstrates in this book, which is well worth reading.' -- Journal of Jewish Studies This first book by Botta promises to be the start of much insightful research by Botta and those who follow his example on the relationship between Egyptian law and the law of the ancient Near East, and those who are interested in the interconnections between ancient cultures will most definitely be enlightened and intrigued by this volume. -- Hebrew Studies, Volume LII Summarized. * New Testament Abstracts * Read more...


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