This page is part of the Hypertext Bible Commentary - Amos, © Tim Bulkeley, 1996-2005, Tim Bulkeley. All rights reserved.
Exodus chapters 21-23 are called the Covenant Code on the basis of Ex
24:7. This collection is widely regarded as the oldest in the Pentateuch.
It begins with casuistic laws,
common to all Ancient Near -Eastern "law codes" but ends with apodictic
material.
This page is part of the Hypertext Bible Commentary - Amos,
© Tim Bulkeley, 1996-2005, Tim
Bulkeley. All rights reserved.