Homicide in the biblical world - Barmash, Pamela (Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005)
ntroduction -- A first case: the story of Cain and Abel -- Blood feud and state control -- The development of places of refuge in the Bible -- Pollution and homicide -- Typologies of homicide -- Lex Talionis -- International law: the homicide of a foreign citizen -- Conclusion -- Appendix: cuneiform sources on homicide.
Keywords: Homicide (Jewish law) -- Biblical teaching.Homicide (Ancient law) -- Middle East.Homicide -- Cross-cultural studies