Talio Esto: Recherches sur les origines de la formule 'oeil pour oeil, dent pour dent' dans les droits du Proche-Orient ancien, et sur son devenir dans le monde greco-romain

by Jan Rothkamm

Overview

This study seeks to clarify the principle of talionic justice beginning with its first historical manifestations in the legal systems of the Ancient Near East. Itattempts to show that talionic justice was not simply a theory of punishment, but also existed as a restorative justice model. The argument for this interpretation of the talionic formula rests on analysis of the salient Biblical verses in the light of the cuneiform models and also utilizes more recent evidence from the Mediterranean region dating from the first centuries of the Christian era. Talionic justice emerges as a complete and constructive principle of justice from the time of its inception, one that cannot be reducedsolely to its punitive elements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110264517
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	09/29/2011
Series:	Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	12 MB
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Language:	French

About the Author

Jan Rothkamm, Paris, France.