Refugee Asylum: Deuteronomy’s ‘Disobedient’ Law

Studies in Christian Ethics 30 (4):464-474 (2017)
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Abstract

Taking the contemporary definition for ‘refugee’ by the UN High Commission for Refugees as a starting point, this article examines the law on refugee asylum in Deut. 23:16-17 for parallel points and concerns, in order to gain insight into the ethics that have driven its composition. This law is commonly included in discussions on slavery due to the use of עֶ֫בֶד, but the identification of this ‘slave’ as a foreign refugee seeking asylum in Israel has not been adequately noted. Examining the law under this identification sheds light on refugee experience and Deuteronomy’s ethical stance on refugee asylum.

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Personal Exile in the Ancient Near East.Raymond Westbrook - 2008 - Journal of the American Oriental Society 128 (2):317-323.

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