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BRIEF NOTES The Pater Familias as a Landowner in the Context of the Slave Laws of the Pentateuch. A Brief Response to Esias E. Meyer
- Source :
- Old Testament Essays, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 256-262 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2019.
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Abstract
- In his review essay on my dissertation, Esias E. Meyer dedicates an important part to discussing the slave laws in the Pentateuch. A key role in his critique is played by his understanding of the term pater familias as “a man with a woman and children.” This, however, is not how I used the term; rather, a pater familias is the head of an extended family with land possession. In this response, I show that landownership is the key to understanding the relationship between the slave laws of the Pentateuch.
- Subjects :
- pater familias
Landownership
slave laws
Pentateuch
The Bible
BS1-2970
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- Language :
- Afrikaans, German, English, French, Sotho, Southern, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
- ISSN :
- 23123621 and 10109919
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Old Testament Essays
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9bb390e183ab4221a4fea1ed55af9a43
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2019/v32n1a14