Human Rights in International Criminal Law: Article 53 Should Be The Voice Of Victims Under The Rome Statute Of ICC

by Brian B. Schmidt

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Oxford, 1992).

130 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Brian B. Schmidt, D.Phil. (Theology, University of Oxford (Wolfson), 1992; Th.M., Hebrew Bible and Semitics, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983; B.Sc., Education, The Florida State University, 1977) is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Mediterranean West Asian Cultures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Studied for my term paper on necromancy; explores the topics of the afterlife in Israelite religion and what Sheol is, the conception of the dead as being helpful vs burdensome, and compared the Israelite practice to similar practices in neighboring cultures. Does magic count as enacting the supernatural through other deities, outside of YHWHs power, through coercing his power, or did they see it as YHWH willingly using his power? Why were the dead thought to have special knowledge and how divine were they? If they were not divine, why was Israel prohibited from practicing it - was it too similar to Assyrian practices that actually called on Shemesh to bring back a spirit?
The fact that I am a LDS and that the Book of Mormon poetically reappropriates Isaiah’s necromancy imagery to describe how the Book of Mormon will speak to the world like a ghost helped motivate the project in part

[Nathan Pyles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent research on ancient Israel's view of death and the afterlife