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Created equal : how the Bible broke with ancient political thought / Joshua A. Berman.
LIBRA BS1199.E72 B47 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berman, Joshua, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality--Biblical teaching.
- Equality.
- Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Pentateuch.
- Jews--Politics and government--To 70 A.D.
- Jews.
- Jews--Politics and government.
- Jews--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- 1 Egalitarian Theology: The Commoner's Upgrade from King's Servant to Servant King 15
- 2 Egalitarian Politics: Constitution, Class, and the Book of Deuteronomy 51
- 3 Egalitarianism and Assets: God the Economist 81
- 4 Egalitarian Technology: Alphabet, Text, and Class 109
- 5 Egalitarianism and the Evolution of Narrative: The Rescue of Moses (Exodus 2:1-10) and the Sargon Legend Compared 135
- Conclusion: Egalitarianisms Ancient and Modern 167.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-241) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780195374704
- 0195374703
- OCLC:
- 214282087
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