Download or read book Wisdom-laws written by Bernard S. Jackson and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2006 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 'Mishpatim' of Exodus 21-22 are generally regarded as the earliest collection of Biblical laws. Bernard S. Jackson analyses these laws in detail, considers their relationship to both the Israelite wisdom tradition and the laws of the Ancient Near East, and offers a view of their literary and institutional history."--BOOK JACKET.