https://sah.hcommons.org/members/pbarmash/activity/ Activity feed for Pamela Barmash. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:07:59 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 cd0120e104f8aad61e30da3188320d7b https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1734010/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:24:08 -0400 Since the discovery of the Laws of Hammurapi in December 1901–January 1902,1
the dependence of biblical law upon Mesopotamian law has been hotly debated. Among
the most contentious issues is the abjudication of homicide, and the discussion has focused
on particular odd cases in biblical law, such as an ox that gored or assault on a p…[Read more]

]]> 0 1c9e8dc5fd3a47b394c3113344e53e9c https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1734009/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:24:04 -0400 Since the discovery of the Laws of Hammurapi in December 1901–January 1902,1
the dependence of biblical law upon Mesopotamian law has been hotly debated. Among
the most contentious issues is the abjudication of homicide, and the discussion has focused
on particular odd cases in biblical law, such as an ox that gored or assault on a p…[Read more]

]]> 0 f35a650ab82cee373532b234a5994cef https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1734008/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:23:40 -0400 Since the discovery of the Laws of Hammurapi in December 1901–January 1902,1
the dependence of biblical law upon Mesopotamian law has been hotly debated. Among
the most contentious issues is the abjudication of homicide, and the discussion has focused
on particular odd cases in biblical law, such as an ox that gored or assault on a p…[Read more]

]]> 0 5d1c0b5f325ef5eecfe3dc36887bb4ea https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1734007/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:23:38 -0400 Since the discovery of the Laws of Hammurapi in December 1901–January 1902,1
the dependence of biblical law upon Mesopotamian law has been hotly debated. Among
the most contentious issues is the abjudication of homicide, and the discussion has focused
on particular odd cases in biblical law, such as an ox that gored or assault on a p…[Read more]

]]> 0 4f11ec01fd15acdf74f124aff27d28de https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733906/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 02:43:24 -0400 Since the discovery of the Laws of Hammurapi in December 1901–January 1902,1
the dependence of biblical law upon Mesopotamian law has been hotly debated. Among
the most contentious issues is the abjudication of homicide, and the discussion has focused
on particular odd cases in biblical law, such as an ox that gored or assault on a p…[Read more]

]]> 0 54a2f39c8e352df3d9600a10a21a440e https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733729/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:36:08 -0400 Ancient Near Eastern Law. The oldest documented law comes from the ancient Near East. The earliest legal texts come from about 2600 B.C.E., a few hundred years after the invention of writing, and they predate by millennia the documentation for law from the other early civilizations of China and India.

]]> 0 7944eb6e3b48f65bcf639eeede6dfa4c https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733728/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:36:05 -0400 Ancient Near Eastern Law. The oldest documented law comes from the ancient Near East. The earliest legal texts come from about 2600 B.C.E., a few hundred years after the invention of writing, and they predate by millennia the documentation for law from the other early civilizations of China and India.

]]> 0 0151f3614b9e12d6f6e2d3addf62e521 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733727/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:35:40 -0400 Ancient Near Eastern Law. The oldest documented law comes from the ancient Near East. The earliest legal texts come from about 2600 B.C.E., a few hundred years after the invention of writing, and they predate by millennia the documentation for law from the other early civilizations of China and India.

]]> 0 f0a908435b371598f8303fbf9bccf232 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733726/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:35:39 -0400 Ancient Near Eastern Law. The oldest documented law comes from the ancient Near East. The earliest legal texts come from about 2600 B.C.E., a few hundred years after the invention of writing, and they predate by millennia the documentation for law from the other early civilizations of China and India.

]]> 0 520dac5767cd59e1f5a1dc90384bf556 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733725/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:35:38 -0400 Amnesty and Reform Texts. Edicts of amnesty and reform decreed by a king intervened in economy and society, invalidating loans, pledges and sales, cancelling debts, and issuing behavioral instructions to government officials. They were dated to a specific time at which their provisions would come into effect.

]]> 0 ff253728b171470d0389df287dc6496e https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733724/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:35:35 -0400 Amnesty and Reform Texts. Edicts of amnesty and reform decreed by a king intervened in economy and society, invalidating loans, pledges and sales, cancelling debts, and issuing behavioral instructions to government officials. They were dated to a specific time at which their provisions would come into effect.

]]> 0 717d13819bdfc49d6ded128d91fd317a https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733723/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:35:10 -0400 Amnesty and Reform Texts. Edicts of amnesty and reform decreed by a king intervened in economy and society, invalidating loans, pledges and sales, cancelling debts, and issuing behavioral instructions to government officials. They were dated to a specific time at which their provisions would come into effect.

]]> 0 007378998dffe908d9faff38d47d6b6e https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733722/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:35:08 -0400 Amnesty and Reform Texts. Edicts of amnesty and reform decreed by a king intervened in economy and society, invalidating loans, pledges and sales, cancelling debts, and issuing behavioral instructions to government officials. They were dated to a specific time at which their provisions would come into effect.

]]> 0 4e3e99ff723c4ea6de85241bec00efda https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733689/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:01:48 -0400 Ancient Near Eastern Law. The oldest documented law comes from the ancient Near East. The earliest legal texts come from about 2600 B.C.E., a few hundred years after the invention of writing, and they predate by millennia the documentation for law from the other early civilizations of China and India.

]]> 0 e2468b694e100451133087d30f441854 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733688/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:58:28 -0400 Amnesty and Reform Texts. Edicts of amnesty and reform decreed by a king intervened in economy and society, invalidating loans, pledges and sales, cancelling debts, and issuing behavioral instructions to government officials. They were dated to a specific time at which their provisions would come into effect.

]]> 0 2054a2e2398021b4c25fb564347135c8 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1660192/ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:25:26 -0400 Exodus 15, the Song at the Sea, appears to be triggered by the
divine victory over the Egyptians at the Sea, but the poet draws on other
literary images of destruction, images that are incompatible, in order to
express exuberance over divine victory. This seemingly rudimentary technique
is adroitly deployed in tandem with strategies of…[Read more]

]]> 0 9d95772adeee4ef97ae143cf45e37191 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1660191/ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:25:23 -0400 Exodus 15, the Song at the Sea, appears to be triggered by the
divine victory over the Egyptians at the Sea, but the poet draws on other
literary images of destruction, images that are incompatible, in order to
express exuberance over divine victory. This seemingly rudimentary technique
is adroitly deployed in tandem with strategies of…[Read more]

]]> 0 005f5194b05a13884f885dd29424227d https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1660118/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:09:04 -0400 Exodus 15, the Song at the Sea, appears to be triggered by the
divine victory over the Egyptians at the Sea, but the poet draws on other
literary images of destruction, images that are incompatible, in order to
express exuberance over divine victory. This seemingly rudimentary technique
is adroitly deployed in tandem with strategies of…[Read more]

]]> 0 a0e23ccfee6bfaff4043654165f7b1d0 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1588388/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 03:27:26 -0500 Adoption was extant as a legal institution in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. In most cases, the adoptee acquired the rights of a natural born child, especially to an inheritance, but in some cases, the adoptee obtained lesser rights than natural born children. Generally, adoptions created the bond of parent and child, but other kin…[Read more]

]]> 0 cf3926aab2f370a569b4556b5dbe0931 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1588387/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 03:23:28 -0500 Narrative aspires to moral justice, a justice in which hurts are acknowledged, offenders acknowledge the fault of their actions, and relationships are restored. The goal of narrative is ethical and spiritual relief, and the concern is with the victim, rather than the offender. By focusing on the victim, narrative is concerned with the harm…[Read more]

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