In God's shadow : politics in the Hebrew Bible / Michael Walzer.
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TextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, �2012.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 232 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780300182514
- 0300182511
- Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Bible. Old Testament
- Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism
- Politics in the Bible
- Politics in the Bible
- RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament
- RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- Politics in the Bible
- Politics
- 221.8/32 23
- BS1199.P6 W35 2012eb
Contents:
Summary: Examines the laws, histories, prophecies, and wisdom of the ancient biblical writers and discusses their views on justice, hierarchy, war, the authority of kings and priests, and the experience of exile.
The covenants -- The legal codes -- Conquest and holy war -- The rule of kings -- Prophets and their audience -- Prophecy and international politics -- Exile -- The priestly kingdom -- The politics of wisdom -- Messianism -- Where were the elders? -- Politics in the shadow.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The covenants -- The legal codes -- Conquest and holy war -- The rule of kings -- Prophets and their audience -- Prophecy and international politics -- Exile -- The priestly kingdom -- The politics of wisdom -- Messianism -- Where were the elders? -- Politics in the shadow.
Examines the laws, histories, prophecies, and wisdom of the ancient biblical writers and discusses their views on justice, hierarchy, war, the authority of kings and priests, and the experience of exile.
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