The Signs of Sin: Seriousness of Offence in Biblical LawA&C Black, 2003 M05 1 - 312 páginas What makes one crime more serious than another, and why? This book investigates the problem of "seriousness of offence" in English law from the comparative perspective of biblical law. Burnside takes a semiotic approach to show how biblical conceptions of seriousness are synthesised and communicated through various descriptive and performative registers. Seven case studies show that biblical law discriminates between the seriousness of different offences and between the relative seriousness of the same offence when committed by different people or when performed in different ways. Recurring elements include location and the offender's social statue. The closing chapter considers some of the implications for the current debate about crime and punishment. |
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SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENCE AND DEUTERONOMY 211821 | 37 |
SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENCE AND DEUTERONOMY 25510 | 79 |
SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENCE IN LEVITICUS 219 AND DEUTERONOMY 222021 | 121 |
SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENCE AND LEVITICUS 4135 | 157 |
SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENCE AND EZEKIEL 8118 | 186 |
Chapter 7 SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENCE IN BIBLICAL LAW | 225 |
Chapter 8 CONCLUSION | 253 |
Bibliography | 254 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Signs of Sin: Seriousness of Offence in Biblical Law Jonathan P. Burnside Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
The Signs of Sin: Seriousness of Offence in Biblical Law Jonathan P. Burnside Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |
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