# Quiz 7

###  Apodictic Law: Alt's Theory

What did Alt conclude from the absence of the apodictic pattern from ancient Near Eastern law collections?

- [ ] That the apodictic pattern originates in contract literature or wisdom instructions, rather than in the genre of law.
- [ ] That unlike in the ancient Near East, in Israel the king is the source of law.
- [x] That the apodictic pattern is an Israelite innovation. 
- [ ] All answers are correct.


### Apodictic Law
Which of the following is an apodictic law? PLEASE CHECK ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS

- [ ] “If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor’s property …” (Exod 22:7–8).
- [x] “Keep far from a false charge” (Exod 23:7).
- [x] “You shall not murder” (Exod 20:13)
- [x] “You shall not permit a sorceress to live” (Exod 22:17).
- [ ] “When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him …” (Exod 21:2).
- [ ] “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman’s husband shall impose on him ...” (Exod 21:22)


### Obtaining a Slave Girl

Which of the following quotes assumes that obtaining a slave girl is in the interest of the wife? PLEASE CHECK ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS.
- [x] "It may be that I shall obtain children by her."
- [ ] "If Ištar-lamassi does not behold an infant within 3 years, ==he== will buy a maid-servant and take her"
- [ ] "Kelim-ninu shall acquire a woman… as wife for Shennima"
- [x] "Here is my servant Bilhah; go in to her, so that she may bear upon my knees"



### Dating Patriarchal Stories

Which of the following was used by John Van Seters as evidence for his dating of the patriarchal stories?
- [ ] A marriage contract from Nuzi.
- [ ] Hammurabi law 146.
- [ ] An Old-Assyrian marriage contract.
- [x] A Neo-Assyrian marriage contract from the seventh century BCE. 
### Apodictic Law in Israel

Which of the following was suggested as an argument **against** the theory that apodictic law is an Israelite innovation?

- [ ] Apodictic laws appears in many ancient Near Eastern law collections.
- [x] The apodictic pattern is known from various ancient Near Eastern genres other than law collections.
- [ ] Apodictic law stresses that God is the source of law.
- [ ] There are many casuistic laws in the Bible.



### 7.1 Knowledge check

Which of the following is characteristic of casuistic law?

- [ ] It introduces cases and sub-cases.
- [ ] It focuses on the small detail of each legal case.
- [ ] It uses an “if … then …” formula.
- [x] All the above. 


