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The social institutions and ideals of the Bible : a study of the elements of Hebrew life in their development from the beginnings to the time of Christ, and of the social teachings of the prophets, of the sages and of Jesus / Theodore Gerald Soares.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Soares, Theodore Gerald, 1869-
- Series:
- Bible study textbook series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Politics and government.
- Jews.
- Jews--Social conditions.
- Sociology, Biblical.
- Physical Description:
- 385 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Abingdon Press, [1915]
- Contents:
- The evolution of Hebrew social institutions
- The development of Hebrew social legislation
- The family
- Slavery and hired service
- Education
- The primitive pastoral life
- Agriculture
- Industry, trade, and commerce
- Wealth and poverty
- Clan and tribal organization
- The kingship and the court nobility
- The priestly aristocracy
- The administration of justice
- Taboo and holiness
- Sacrifice and offerings
- The sabbath and the festivals
- Prayer and fasting
- The synagogue
- The development of Hebrew prophecy
- The relation of the prophets to the social process
- Amos
- Hosea
- Isaiah
- Micah
- Jremiah
- Ezekiel
- The place of wisdom in Hebrew life
- The ethical teaching of the book of Proverbs
- The social situation in the time of Jesus
- The teachings of Jesus as a product of his experience
- The kingdom of God as a social ideal
- The worth of the individual
- The attitude of Jesus toward social institutions. The family
- Organized society
- The institutions of religion
- The social teachings of Jesus and the prophets in the modern world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-385).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Soares, Theodore Gerald, b. 1869. Social institutions and ideals of the Bible.
- OCLC:
- 1068835
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