Alejandro F. Botta (Ph.D. Summa cum laude, Department of History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.

‘This book throws down the gauntlet and challenges some long-established theories which are widely accepted and thought to be secure... There is no doubt about the erudition of the author and the impressive mastery of the legal material which he demonstrates in this book, which is well worth reading.'

• 1. Introduction: The Egyptological Approach to the the Study of Aramaic Legal Formulae; The Elephantine Community and Aramaic Law; 3. The 'Withdrawal' and Related Formulae in the Aramaic Legal Tradition; 4. The use of WAy in the Egyptian Legal Tradition; 5. A Comparison of the Aramaic and Egyptian Uses of Withdrawal Clauses; 6. Reconsidering the origins of Aramaic and Demotic Legal Formulae.

Alejandro F. Botta (Ph.D. Summa cum laude, Department of History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.

‘This book throws down the gauntlet and challenges some long-established theories which are widely accepted and thought to be secure... There is no doubt about the erudition of the author and the impressive mastery of the legal material which he demonstrates in this book, which is well worth reading.'

• 1. Introduction: The Egyptological Approach to the the Study of Aramaic Legal Formulae; The Elephantine Community and Aramaic Law; 3. The 'Withdrawal' and Related Formulae in the Aramaic Legal Tradition; 4. The use of WAy in the Egyptian Legal Tradition; 5. A Comparison of the Aramaic and Egyptian Uses of Withdrawal Clauses; 6. Reconsidering the origins of Aramaic and Demotic Legal Formulae.

Alejandro F. Botta (Ph.D. Summa cum laude, Department of History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.

‘This book throws down the gauntlet and challenges some long-established theories which are widely accepted and thought to be secure... There is no doubt about the erudition of the author and the impressive mastery of the legal material which he demonstrates in this book, which is well worth reading.'

• 1. Introduction: The Egyptological Approach to the the Study of Aramaic Legal Formulae; The Elephantine Community and Aramaic Law; 3. The 'Withdrawal' and Related Formulae in the Aramaic Legal Tradition; 4. The use of WAy in the Egyptian Legal Tradition; 5. A Comparison of the Aramaic and Egyptian Uses of Withdrawal Clauses; 6. Reconsidering the origins of Aramaic and Demotic Legal Formulae.