The oldest known legal system is contained in the?

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The oldest known legal system is contained in the?

A. Torah
B. Vedas
C. Koran
D. Code of Hammurabi

2006-07-08 03:56:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

3 answers

None of the above. The oldest legal system is contained in the Bible.

2006-07-08 04:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by ijcoffin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

The Old Testament assigns legal rules and canons for its believers and not the Bible as a whole. Part of the Old Testament is the Torah (the Five Books of Moses), so as a result the Torah is the oldest one.

2006-07-08 04:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by inatuk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

a. torah - because since it is the pentateuch or the first five books... the book of leviticus is part of it which is all about the early legislations made.

2006-07-08 04:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by val 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋