Israel and Its Bible

A Political Analysis
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-99270-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 414 g

First Published in 1996. This study provides a political viewpoint on Israel and the Bible. It covers reading the Bible politically as well as considering if it has political reality. Part II extends to discuss Moses as a political leader and David as a builder of a state. Part III focuses more on the modern relevance of Biblical politics, Jewish vitality and the Case of Jerusalem.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharkansky, Ira

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I On the Political Significance of the Bible; Chapter 1 Israel and the Diversity of Biblical Politics; Chapter 2 Reading the Bible Politically; Part II God and Others; Chapter 3 Moses: The Prophet Who Was Closest to God; Chapter 4 David: The Pious and Sinful King; Chapter 5 Jeremiah: A Political Prophet; Chapter 6 Job and Ecclesiastes: Biblical Outliers; Chapter 7 The Several Faces of God; Part III The Modern Relevance of Biblical Politics; Chapter 8 The Bounded Principles of Biblical Politics; Chapter 9 Biblical Politics and Jewish Vitality; Chapter 10 The Hebrew Bible and Israeli Politics;

Über Autor(innen)

Sharkansky Ira