In God's Shadow Politics in the Hebrew Bible

Name: In God's Shadow Politics in the Hebrew Bible
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ISBN: 9780300180442

ISBN-10: 0300180446

ISBN-13: 9780300180442

Edition: 2012

Authors: Michael Walzer

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In this eagerly awaited book, political theorist Michael Walzer reports his findings after decades of thinking about the politics of the Hebrew Bible. Attentive to nuance while engagingly straightforward, Walzer examines the laws, the histories, the prophecies, and the wisdom of the ancient biblical writers and discusses their views on such central political questions as justice, hierarchy, war, the authority of kings and priests, and the experience of exile.Because there are many biblical writers with differing views, pluralism is a central feature of biblical politics. Yet pluralism, Walzer observes, is never explicitly defended in the Bible; indeed, it couldn’t be defended since God’s…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 5/4/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



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


Notes


Index