古代イスラエルの mas 'obed について

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The present study examined by both the Old Testament and archaeological materials using a historical method, in an attempt to describe the social structure of Ancient Israel, not based upon either of the opinions of the so-called European School and Soviet School.
In the first place the author examined three main terms for slaves in the Old Testament, and then based on the Old Testament he tried to reconstitute the classes of slaves in forms of ownership which had private slaves and state slaves, the former being domestic slaves, the latter temple slaves and royal slaves, in comparison with the institutions in the ancient countries in the Near East. The institution of royal slavery existed in Ancient Israel from the period of David down to the period of Nehemia and Ezra, and the same is attested by the technical terms in the Old Testament: mas, mas 'obed and 'obdê šelômô (twenty-three passages).
The author checked the terms mas is employed in a threefold sense, and mas 'obed means Royal Slave. However Royal Slave has been know little as Temple Slave.
In conclusion the author studied based on above mentioned method on the mas 'obed during the period of the United Monarchy of Israel, especially Solomon (ca. 961-22 B. C.), and its historical position in relation to the social development in the Ancient Israel. In reference to the sources of slavery in the Ancient Israel see Journal of Dokkyo University Studies, No. 1. in pp. 34-55. by the present writer.