The Hammurabi Code gave different punishments for the same crimes, according to class and gender of the victim/perpetrator. In doing so, Hammurabi not only set forth social order, but also laid out class distinctions for his citizens. Biblically, the law was said to be ascribed to Moses through the first five books of the bible, called the Torah (Law). The Torah set the ancient Israelites as “Chosen People” and exalted them as decedents of Abraham and heirs to the promise of God to be a great nation. This ancient writing has set a historical precedent that has allowed the Jews to maintain their identity through millennia of
The Hammurabi Code gave different punishments for the same crimes, according to class and gender of the victim/perpetrator. In doing so, Hammurabi not only set forth social order, but also laid out class distinctions for his citizens. Biblically, the law was said to be ascribed to Moses through the first five books of the bible, called the Torah (Law). The Torah set the ancient Israelites as “Chosen People” and exalted them as decedents of Abraham and heirs to the promise of God to be a great nation. This ancient writing has set a historical precedent that has allowed the Jews to maintain their identity through millennia of