Israel and its Bible : a political analysis /
Sharkansky, Ira,
Israel and its Bible : a political analysis / [print] Ira Sharkansky. - New York : Garland Publ., (c)1996. - xiii, 313 pages ; 23 cm. - Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1031 . - Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1031. .
Israel and the Diversity of Biblical Politics. -- On Politics and Polities. -- Politics in the Bible and Israel on the Bible and this Book. -- Subsequent Chapters -- Reading the Bible Politically. -- The Politics of Compiling the Hebrew Bible. -- The Geopolitical Context of Biblical Politics. -- Does the Bible Depict Political Reality? -- The Appeals and Problems of the Bible's Literary Devices. -- Biblical Commentary and Scholarship -- Moses: The Prophet Who Was Closest to God. -- Moses' Story. -- Moses as Political Leader -- David: The Pious and Sinful King. -- A Biblical Biography. -- David's Themes. -- Adjusting the Record -- Jeremiah: A Political Prophet. -- The Historical and Geopolitical Setting. -- Principal Lines of Jeremiah's Prophecy. -- Jeremiah's Political Legacy -- Job and Ecclesiastes: Biblical Outliers. -- The Book of Job. -- The Book of Ecclesiastes (The Preacher). -- Deciphering the Ambiguous. -- Are They Outliers With Respect to Other Biblical Texts?
9780815320210
95048104
GB96-36826
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament--Influence.
Politics in the Bible.
Judaism--20th century.
BS1199 BS1199.S531.I873 1996
Israel and its Bible : a political analysis / [print] Ira Sharkansky. - New York : Garland Publ., (c)1996. - xiii, 313 pages ; 23 cm. - Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1031 . - Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1031. .
Israel and the Diversity of Biblical Politics. -- On Politics and Polities. -- Politics in the Bible and Israel on the Bible and this Book. -- Subsequent Chapters -- Reading the Bible Politically. -- The Politics of Compiling the Hebrew Bible. -- The Geopolitical Context of Biblical Politics. -- Does the Bible Depict Political Reality? -- The Appeals and Problems of the Bible's Literary Devices. -- Biblical Commentary and Scholarship -- Moses: The Prophet Who Was Closest to God. -- Moses' Story. -- Moses as Political Leader -- David: The Pious and Sinful King. -- A Biblical Biography. -- David's Themes. -- Adjusting the Record -- Jeremiah: A Political Prophet. -- The Historical and Geopolitical Setting. -- Principal Lines of Jeremiah's Prophecy. -- Jeremiah's Political Legacy -- Job and Ecclesiastes: Biblical Outliers. -- The Book of Job. -- The Book of Ecclesiastes (The Preacher). -- Deciphering the Ambiguous. -- Are They Outliers With Respect to Other Biblical Texts?
9780815320210
95048104
GB96-36826
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament--Influence.
Politics in the Bible.
Judaism--20th century.
BS1199 BS1199.S531.I873 1996