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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822136103321

Autore

Fager Jeffrey A

Titolo

Land tenure and the biblical jubilee : uncovering Hebrew ethics through the sociology of knowledge / / Jeffrey A. Fager

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, Eng., : JSOT Press, c1993

ISBN

1-281-80364-2

9786611803643

0-567-62319-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 155

Disciplina

221.6

296.4/3

Soggetti

Land tenure - Religious aspects - Judaism

Land tenure (Jewish law)

Land tenure - Middle East

Jubilee (Judaism)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Part I: LAYING THE FOUNDATION; Chapter 1 THE USE OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE IN EXAMINING THE JUBILEE; Chapter 2 THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE JUBILEE; Part II: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE JUBILEE IN THE LATE EXILIC PERIOD; Chapter 3 THE EXILE; Chapter 4 THE PRIESTS AND THEIR LITERATURE; Chapter 5 EZEKIEL; Part III: THE MORAL WORLD-VIEW OF THE JUBILEE; Chapter 6 THE OBJECTIVE MEANING; Chapter 7 THE EXPRESSIVE MEANING; Chapter 8 THE DOCUMENTARY MEANING; CONCLUSION; Appendix: The Literary Strata of Leviticus 25; Selected Bibliography; Index of References

Index of AuthorsA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The biblical jubilee represents one of the most radical programmes for land reform from the ancient Near East, yet it was never practised in ancient Israel. What then is the meaning of this sacred law that was never enforced? This cogently argued book attempts to answer that question by using the tools of sociological analysis. Fager examines three levels of meaning within the jubilee legislation, which was



produced by the priestly intellectuals during the period of exile. The actual words of the text carry one meaning and the priests intended a slightly different meaning, but underlying both