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This volume offers a synchronic, literary reading of the final form of the laws of Exodus 20:22–23:19 (commonly, though inaccurately labeled “The Book of the Covenant”), in contrast with primarily source and form critical approaches commonly utilized in the past. The work seeks to demonstrate that this literary unit is much more coherent, more integrated into its narrative context, less in need...

The piercing of the bondsman’s ear illustrates the literary artistry of the author of Exod. 21:2–6. The piercing of the bondsman’s ear is more than a utilitarian function to make a hole in the ear for a tag or ring as a mark of slavery. If that were the sole purpose, there would be no practical need to specify the use of the ‘door or doorpost’ as the backstop for the piercing. Common sense dictates that one use a backstop to keep an earlobe from tearing
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