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Re: Death Penalty Monotheism was: "admittedly syncretistic..

From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yon_saf AT bezeqint.net>
To: "Shoshanna Walker" <rosewalk AT concentric.net>, "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Death Penalty Monotheism was: "admittedly syncretistic..
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 21:53:46 +0200

>The death penalty is mentioned elsewhere in the Covenant Code without
>using the term "mot yamut".
>Ex. 22:1) If the thief is discovered while breaking in (at night) and
>he is smitten and dies, he has no blood [revenge].
>2a) If the sun shone upon him (i.e., if he was discovered and killed
>in daylight), he has blood [revenge].

Instead of writing "blood [revenge]" abpve, I should have better written
"blood [guilt]".
--
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College

Death Penalty Monotheism was: "admittedly syncretistic.., Shoshanna Walker, 01/27/2002
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