Capital Punishment in the Pentateuch

Download or read book Capital Punishment in the Pentateuch written by Simon Skidmore and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Though an in-depth analysis of various passages from Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, Skidmore reveals how the process of Mimetic scape-goating functions in Pentateuchal texts concerning capital punishment. These observations suggest that biblical capital punishment may have functioned as a means of protecting the Israelite community by managing rivalry and violence. Skidmore concludes by considering the implications this may have in modern contexts where capital punishment persists"--