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Theft and Robbery in the Book of Mormon and in Near Eastern Law
Title
Theft and Robbery in the Book of Mormon and in Near Eastern Law
Publication Type
Report
Year of Publication
1989
Authors
Welch, John W. (Primary)
Institution
FARMS
City
Provo, UT
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Abstract
There is good evidence that most legal systems in the ancient Near East distinguished between crimes of theft and robbery. A thief was a local person who stole from his neighbor and was dealt with judicially, whereas robbers were outsiders who attacked in open force and were dealt with militarily. John Welch explores the extent to which similar legal and cultural perceptions of thieves and robbers are evidenced in the Book of Mormon.
Subject Keywords
Laws
Legal
Ancient Near East
Crime
Theft
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