The Law in the Scriptures: With Explanations of the Law Terms and Legal References in Both the Old and the New TestamentsThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2000 - 422 pages White, Edw. J. The Law in Scriptures: With Explanations of the Law Terms and Legal References in Both the Old and the New Testaments. St. Louis: Thomas Law Book Company, 1935. xxiv, 422 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-059102. ISBN 1-58477-076-7. Cloth. $80. * Takes the books of the Bible in order, each chapter corresponding to a Book. "No lawyer can read this book without having impressed upon him more firmly than ever before the conviction that in a world of changes and turmoil, the fundamental principles of justice have remained unaltered down through the ages...The great mass of scholarly and useful information that has been collected in this work is a credit to its author. Any lawyer will find the book of great assistance in tracing the origin of our law.": Kansas City Law Review 3:94 cited in Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection of New York University (1953) 110. |
Contents
CHAPTER XIII | 199 |
CHRONICLES 194 Solomon Prays for Wisdom to Judge Israel 195 Jehoshaphats Charge to the Judges 196 Israel Makes Children of Judah Captives ... | 203 |
CHAPTER XV | 207 |
CHAPTER XVI | 212 |
CHAPTER XVII | 217 |
Gods Judgment Supreme JOB 217 Man Cannot Judge or Question God 218 Man Born to Err 219 Admissions the Strongest Evidence 220 Jobs Witne... | 222 |
CHAPTER XIX | 228 |
Gods Covenant with David | 233 |
Circumcision | 24 |
Reason for Sodoms Destruction | 25 |
Lots Incest with His Daughters | 27 |
Abrahams Temptation | 29 |
Abraham Acquires Sepulcher for Sarah 16 Abraham Exacts Oath from His Servant | 33 |
Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah | 34 |
Abrahams Gift to Isaac | 36 |
Esau Sells His Birthright | 37 |
Jacobs Fraud and Isaacs Blessing | 38 |
Jacobs Oath to Give Tithes | 39 |
Jacobs Apprenticeship to Laban | 40 |
Jacobs Covenant with Laban | 41 |
Defilement of Jacobs Daughter Dinah | 42 |
Sale of Joseph by His Brothers | 43 |
Josephs Imprisonment | 44 |
Taxation Under Pharaoh | 45 |
Jacobs Adoption of Manasseh and Ephraim | 46 |
CHAPTER II | 48 |
Death for Afflicting Widows and Orphans 68 Law Against Exaction of Usury 69 Pledge of Neighbors Raiment Forbidden 70 Blasphemy and Seditio... | 49 |
DEUTERONOMY | 57 |
CHAPTER III | 96 |
AMOS | 104 |
Moses Standard for Judges | 108 |
Other GodsInjunction Against Worshiping | 109 |
Debts Released After Seven Years | 110 |
8eo CHAPTER IV | 111 |
Rule Against Bribery in Murder Case | 122 |
Marriages Within Ancestral Tribe | 123 |
Moses Foretells Future Hebrew Prophet 113 Removal of Landmarks 114 False Witness Punished by Lex Talionis 115 Law of War 116 Right of First... | 124 |
CHAPTER VI | 144 |
CHAPTER VII | 147 |
CHAPTER VIII | 155 |
Sco CHAPTER IX | 157 |
CHAPTER X | 171 |
CHAPTER XI | 179 |
Beo CHAPTER XII | 191 |
Just Judgments Mark the Strength of Kings | 234 |
God Will Cut Off the Slanderer | 235 |
CHAPTER XX | 236 |
Wickedness Near the Judgment Seat 247 Profit of the Earth for All 248 Use of Property Alone Brings Happiness 249 Both Mans and Gods Laws Sho... | 242 |
Strong Drink May Pervert Justice | 245 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 253 |
Sco CHAPTER XXIV | 260 |
CHAPTER XXV | 269 |
Seo CHAPTER XXVI | 274 |
Seo CHAPTER XXVII | 278 |
Violation of Gods Laws Brings Inevitable Punishment | 279 |
CHAPTER XXXI | 285 |
The Golden Rule 321 CHRISTS Testimony on John the Baptist 322 JESUS Heals on the Sabbath 323 CHRISTs Covenant with Peter 324 JESUS App... | 287 |
JESUS Rides Upon an | 300 |
JESUS Casts Out the Money Changers | 301 |
CHRIST Stood for Governmental Authority | 302 |
JESUS Interprets the Levirate Law 329 Monotheism the Greatest Commandment | 304 |
Sanctity of an Oath 331 Mercy and Faith More Important Than Tithes | 306 |
Treason of Judas Iscariot | 307 |
Institution of the Lords Supper | 308 |
Arrest and Trial of Jesus | 310 |
The Resurrection | 313 |
Jesus Interpretation of the Commandments | 316 |
CHAPTER XXXIV | 321 |
Early Christians Held Property in Common 353 Arrest of Peter and John 354 Ananias Withholds Part of Price of His Land 355 Gamaliels Defense of ... | 330 |
Feed My Sheep | 351 |
Seo CHAPTER XXXVII | 358 |
CHAPTER XXXVIII | 367 |
CHAPTER XXXIX | 370 |
CHAPTER XL | 374 |
CHAPTER XLI | 377 |
Man Should Pray with Uncovered Head | 381 |
Examine Yourself Before Partaking of Communion | 382 |
CHAPTER XLV | 393 |
Qualifications of a Deacon | 400 |
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Page 23 - Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham ; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
Page 14 - And the Lord smelled a sweet savour ; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake ; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth ; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.