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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

Authors :
Benjamin Kilchör
Source :
Old Testament Essays, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 256-262 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2019.

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.

Details

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