Created equal : how the Bible broke with ancient political thought / Joshua A. Berman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, Joshua.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Equality--Biblical teaching.

Equality.

Jews--Politics and government--To 70 A.D.

Jews.

Jews--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xiv, 249 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

In Created Equal, Joshua Berman engages the text of the Hebrew Bible from a novel perspective--as a document of social and political thought. He proposes that the Pentateuch can be read as the earliest prescription on record for the establishment of an egalitarian polity.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Egalitarian Theology: The Commoner's Upgrade from King's Servant to Servant King

2. Egalitarian Politics: Constitution, Class, and the Book of Deuteronomy

3. Egalitarianism and Assets: God the Economist

4. Egalitarian Technology: Alphabet, Text, and Class

5. Egalitarianism and the Evolution of Narrative: The Rescue of Moses (Exodus 2:1-10) and the Sargon Legend Compared

Conclusion: Egalitarianisms Ancient and Modern

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index of Scriptural References

Subject Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-970550-X

0-19-983240-4

9786613039880

1-283-03988-5

0-19-987143-4

OCLC:

923708329