(The 1 historical theme is Economy/Labor) 1.How did these two codes contribute to the laws of Western Civilization? 2. What does Scripture say about law and justice, and how do these examples either evidence that, or fall short of the Biblical standard?

3000 BC AD 476 Evaluative Essay 1
In these documents are listed various laws and guidelines
for society. The first, considered the oldest law code, was penned by Hammurabi
around 1780 BC, and the second, the
famous Law of the Twelve Tables, was penned by the ancient Romans around 450 BC.

While both civilizations were pagan, and their laws
occasionally refer to the gods, or children of the gods, their civilizations
provided some interesting standards for Western Civilization in terms of
written laws for the people to see and abide by.

The following excerpts cover laws related to trial and debt.
Consider the similarities and differences in these two codes and their legacies
for Western Civilization. Your paper should answer the following two questions,
and the thesis statement should provide a clear argument that includes both
aspects of analysis.

Code of Hammurabi
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp
Read only the
following portions:
On trial :#s 1-3, 5, 12, 15
On debt #s38-40, 48-52
Roman Law of the Twelve Tables
http://thelatinlibrary.com/law/12tables.html
Read only the
following portions:
Tables 1- 3 only
Old and New Testament Scripture Biblegateway.com
*May also consult
Strongs Exhaustive Concordance or other Bible Concordance.

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