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100 1 a| Nonnenmacher, David,c| Jr.,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Because I am compassionate :b| humanitarianism in the Book of the Covenant and Cuneiform Law /c| David Nonnenmacher Jr.;

246 30 a| Humanitarianism in the Book of the Covenant and Cuneiform Law;

264 1 a| Eugene, Oregon :b| Pickwick Publications,c| [2025];

300 a| xii, 241 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and indexes.;

505 00 g| 1.t| Introduction and project significance --g| 2.t| Compassion as a starting place for humanitarian values --g| 3.t| The deliberance from slavery as a basis for the Book of the Covenant --g| 4.t| The Book of the Covenant's "scale of values" in light of its ANE contemporaries --g| 5.t| The book of the what? Humanitarian values and the "Big Picture" --g| 6.t| Conclusions and final contemplations.;

520 a| "All of the law collections in the ancient world, both biblical and cuneiform, promoted humanitarian values--that is, justice for the lawbreaker and mercy for the needy. Scriptural passages advocating for the needs of the widow and the orphan, for example, find parallels within the prologues of their Near Eastern legal contemporaries. What is it, then, that makes the law of the Israelites stand out as "righteous" among the law collections of the surrounding nations as its author, Yhwh, claims (Deut 4:8)? With special attention to the Book of the Covenant (Exod 21-23), this study shows how biblical law possesses a unique, inherent, and innovative humanitarian outlook rooted in the compassionate character of Yhwh as modeled by his actions in the exodus narrative. God's proclamation of compassion in Exod 22:26 [27] serves as the initial focal point. Each subsequent chapter zooms out further in scope. Such compassion, this study asserts, not only establishes the basis for the Book of the Covenant's humanitarian values but also provides the motivation for its readers to live according to its directives."--Back cover.;

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Because I am compassionate : humanitarianism in the Book of the Covenant and Cuneiform Law / David Nonnenmacher Jr.

Author/creator	Nonnenmacher, David author.
Format	Book
Publication	Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	xii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Book of the Covenant--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Law, Assyro-Babylonian. Jewish law. Human rights--Anthropological aspects. Law, Ancient.

Portion of title	Humanitarianism in the Book of the Covenant and Cuneiform Law
Contents	1. Introduction and project significance -- 2. Compassion as a starting place for humanitarian values -- 3. The deliberance from slavery as a basis for the Book of the Covenant -- 4. The Book of the Covenant's "scale of values" in light of its ANE contemporaries -- 5. The book of the what? Humanitarian values and the "Big Picture" -- 6. Conclusions and final contemplations.
Abstract	"All of the law collections in the ancient world, both biblical and cuneiform, promoted humanitarian values--that is, justice for the lawbreaker and mercy for the needy. Scriptural passages advocating for the needs of the widow and the orphan, for example, find parallels within the prologues of their Near Eastern legal contemporaries. What is it, then, that makes the law of the Israelites stand out as "righteous" among the law collections of the surrounding nations as its author, Yhwh, claims (Deut 4:8)? With special attention to the Book of the Covenant (Exod 21-23), this study shows how biblical law possesses a unique, inherent, and innovative humanitarian outlook rooted in the compassionate character of Yhwh as modeled by his actions in the exodus narrative. God's proclamation of compassion in Exod 22:26 [27] serves as the initial focal point. Each subsequent chapter zooms out further in scope. Such compassion, this study asserts, not only establishes the basis for the Book of the Covenant's humanitarian values but also provides the motivation for its readers to live according to its directives."--Back cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and indexes.
ISBN	9798385251278
ISBN	9798385251285 (hardcover)
ISBN	(ebook)

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