The politics of Deuteronomy / edited by Bill T. Arnold ; with the assistance of Harald Samuel.

Format:

Book

Series:

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 156.

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe, 1611-4914 ; 156

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Deuteronomy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Politics in the Bible.

Child sacrifice in the Bible.

Child sacrifice--Middle East.

Child sacrifice.

Physical Description:

viii, 286 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2025]

Contents:

Introduction: Political theory and interpretive possibilities in Deuteronomy 16:18-18:22 / Bill T. Arnold

Part. 1. The book of Deuteronomy in political theory.

Judges, king, priest, prophet : the invention of authority in Deuteronomy 16:18-18:22 / Francis Borchardt

Reading politics and the politics of reading : Deuteronomy as test case / Madhavi Nevader

Once again on Deuteronomic 'constitutionalism' : revision, amendment, and the practice(s) of reading / Brent A. Strawn

Judges between sovereignty of law and limitations of justice : Deut 16:18-20 in Its Mediterranean context / Anselm C. Hagedorn

Reframing Deuteronomy's law of the king through the lens of Israelite identity / Carmen Palmer

Part 2. The so-called constitutional passage : Deut 16:18-18:22.

Political and administrative ideals in Deuteronomy and sixth-century Babylonia / Bruce Wells

Deuteronomy's justice manifesto : the significance of 'correct decision(s)' in Deut 16:18 / Bill T. Arnold

Instructions on judiciary : a fundamental section of Urdeuteronomium (Deut 16:18-20*; 17:8-13*) / Reinhard M|ller

Deuteronomy's law of the king (Deut 17:14-20) as an ancient emoluments clause : protecting the king's powers against corruption / Kevin Mattison

Burning children? : Deuteronomy and its hermeneutic of dissent / Sandra Jacobs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9783161639098

316163909X

OCLC:

1511153448

Publisher Number:

9783161639098