Contrasting Legal Frameworks: The Code of Hammurabi and the Torah

In this next episode, we go back to the roots of civilization with an overview of the great kingdoms of the Ancient Near East. We’ll find answers to the following questions: 1. How did the Code of Hammurabi begin to push civilization forward, and in what ways was the Code deeply flawed? 2. How do the laws in the Code of Hammurabi compare to the laws laid out in the Hebrew Bible? 3. How do the differences between Babylonian and Biblical law highlight the difference in the pagan and Jewish perspectives on the value of human life?