Parashat Mishpatim – Opening Questions

What is the relationship between the Torah and other Ancient Near Eastern Law Codes?
What is the meaning of "עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן"? Does the Torah promote measure for measure physical punishment?
To whom does the verse refer, when it says "וְלֹא יִהְיֶה אָסוֹן" and what does the case of the pregnant bystander teach about the status of a fetus, measure for measure punishment, and the penalty for one who intended to kill a certain person but ended up killing another?
What is the purpose of the Shemittah year?

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