Political Themes in the Hebrew Scriptures

This volume collects explorations of various selections from the Hebrew scriptures, focusing on these texts' sacred teachings and their implications for issues of law, justice, and rulership. Representative examples include the Book of Genesis, the Moses

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POLITICAL THEMES IN THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES

Copyright © Jules Gleicher, 2010. All rights reserved.

Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–0–230–61822–0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gleicher, Jules. Political themes in the Hebrew Scriptures / Jules Gleicher. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–230–61822–0 (alk. paper) 1. Politics in the Bible. 2. Bible. O.T.—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 3. Jews—Politics and government—To 70 A.D. 4. Judaism and politics. I. Title. BS1199.P6G54 2010 221⬘.832—dc22

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Preface 1 The Book of Origins 2 Mosaic Episodes

vii 1 83

3 Observations on the Mosaic Law

135

4 The Prophetic History

181

5 Five Prophetic Practitioners

213

Notes

235

Bibliography

251

Index

255

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