Property
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Description
Property is the institution through which a society assigns rights in resources. One function of social organizations—and in particular of governments—is to administer these rights: to define the right in question, assign it to a holder or holders of title, and enforce the right against others. These functions were just as important in ancient times as they are today. It is not surprising, therefore, that biblical texts deal extensively with issues of property.
Source Publication
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law
Source Editors/Authors
Brent A. Strawn
Publication Date
2015
Volume Number
2: Mag - Wom
Recommended Citation
Miller, Geoffrey P., "Property" (2015). Faculty Chapters. 2007.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/2007
