Instruction
In the books of Genesis and Exodus we read several chapters that presented a few of the laws that the Jewish people recorded as a significant part of their religious practice. For this assignment, please skim through the remaining sections of the Torah (Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) where additional laws are spelled out. Choose a section of several verses related by theme (for example, marital laws, dietary laws, codes of dress, rules regarding sexual conduct, codes involving the treatment of slaves, etc.). Analyze these laws to suggest what seems to be one of the important themes or values in the social culture of the ancient Hebrews, and whether or not you think this aspect of the Biblical tradition is reflected or not in contemporary American attitudes.
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