Rabbi Aaron Lichtenstein reviews in his book "The Seven Jewish tradition attributes the Noahide Laws of directly to the Covenant with Noah" the work of Philip Biberfeld(Genesis 9), and says indirectly to the followingL-rd's first commandment to ''Adam HaRishon'' (Genesis 2:<ref>[[Aaron Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein, Aaron]]. "The Seven Laws of Noah"16). New York: The Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Press These traditions claim both antiquity and Z. Berman Books, 2d eduniversality for these ancient laws. 1986</ref>
That we know anything at all We have some information about several ancient legal systems, such as the the Hammurabi, Hittite, or Assyrian Codes is due to the preservation of the some ancient cuneiform tablets and stones upon which the statutes of these codes were engraved. However, there exists But no original text of the Noahide codesurvived, and never was even the existence of such a text ever has never been reported. There have been attempts to find traces of the Noahide legal system within other legal systems such as the Hammurabi, Hittite, and Assyrian Codes. Rabbi Aaron Lichtenstein reviews in his book "The Seven Laws of Noah" one such attempt. Rabbi Aaron Lichtenstein concludes that Philip Biberfeld's study, while interesting, is not conclusive. He says that the earliest sources to give systematic treatment to Noahide Law are talmudic, and the earliest book of the Halakha which undertakes to deliniate delineate the Seven Laws is the Tosefta, attributed to Hiyya bar Abba, born circa 160. (Other scholars are of the opinion that the "Book of Acts" of the Christian New Testament refers to Noahide Laws (see [[Noahide Law in the New Testament]]) and was composed around 62 CE, one hundred years before the Tosefta).
==Philip Biberfeld's Study==
Rabbi Aaron Lichtenstein says:<ref>[[Aaron Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein, Aaron]]. "The Seven Laws of Noah". New York: The Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Press and Z. Berman Books, 2d ed. 1986</ref>
Nevertheless, a 1948 study by Philip Biberfeld tries to surmise the existence of an early Noahide legal system from due scrutiny of the extant Near East codes.<ref>Philip Biberfeld, "The Bible and the Ancient Law Codes" (An Appendix), Universal Jewish History. New York: Spero Foundation, 1948, pages 129-56.</ref>
