The Code of Hammurabi is interesting on many levels, one of which is to compare the laws in this code with those in the Hebrew Bible. The comparison shows where the Bible was more humane than the Code. The following is some information about the Code. Hammurabi, king of Babylon is the author of this […]
A ICEBERG - ANCIENT LAWS AND THE 10 COMMANDMENT SIMILARITY
Comparing the Code of Hammurabi to the Hebrew Bible 5*
The Hebrews and the Foundation of Western Law
BRIA 16 4 a The Hebrews and the Foundation of Western Law Conquered by the neo-Babylonians and later by the Romans, the Hebrews eventually became a scattered people, living in many countries under different legal systems. But they continued to develop their own law and tried to follow it even in foreign lands. Their law […]
The emergence of law in ancient Egypt: The role of Maat – NJ van Blerk 5*
Lecturer, LLB, MA, D Litt & Phil; Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies, University of South Africa ABSTRACT In this article, the emergence of ancient Egyptian law out of religion and specifically arising from the concept of maat is discussed, as well as the important role played by religion, and specifically maat, in the ancient […]
Sumerian Polytheism, Sin and a Great Flood
Like people before the rise of farming, the Sumerians saw movement around them as the magic of spirits, magic being the only explanation they had for how things worked. These spirits were their gods, and with many spirits around, the Sumerians believed in many gods – gods that had humanlike emotions. The Sumerians believed that […]
Are The Ten Commandments Based On The Forty-Two Principles Of Maat That Appeared 2,000 Years Earlier?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – According to Biblical scholars, the Ten Commandments were written by God upon two tablets of stone and then given to Moses on Mount Sinai. This event is supposed to have happened around the 13th or 14th century BC. What is interesting is that the Ten Commandments are very similar to […]