Analysis Of The Code Of Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi goes specifically against the Biblical model of kingship in that the Code is essentially a list of all the things that the Hammurabi has done for his people and is meant to glorify himself and his own actions. Whereas the Biblical model of the kingship is a narrative of how YHWH provides and blesses Israel through the King. As far as the relationship to the prophets and priests, the King would listen to them and value what they say, as they all follow and obey YHWH. The Code makes a case that the Hammurabi would not be the kind to follow what prophets and priests say. In the clip from the movie, a peasant is shown to be making fun of King Arthur and how he was selected to be King. Arthur believes he is divinely anointed