In God's shadow : politics in the Hebrew Bible /
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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press
©2012.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1npfvn |
Table of Contents:
- 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.