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The secular laws of Babylon were laid down by Hammurabi in “The Code of Hammurabi�, and in the book of Exodus. These laws provided stability and order in those respective societies. As society depended upon them, it is natural to assume that the laws relied upon society as well and reflect the values held by each society, not only in the laws themselves, but also in how they are written, whom they pertain to and how they are executed. While at first glance the law codes appear similar, there are a number of differences that provide key insight to what was held dear in each society. How do differences in these two law codes attest to differences in the two societies which pronounced them, and likewise, what can be learned from their similarities? These questions will be answered by analyzing the background history of the law codes, the laws themselves, how justice was administered, and the differences and similarities between the punishments for similar offences. This......

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