03388nam 2200601Ia 450 991046167110332120200520144314.01-280-57133-097866136009360-300-18251-110.12987/9780300182514(CKB)2670000000176440(StDuBDS)AH23093128(SSID)ssj0000646242(PQKBManifestationID)11380829(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000646242(PQKBWorkID)10685084(PQKB)10674690(MiAaPQ)EBC3420840(DE-B1597)486046(OCoLC)784957813(DE-B1597)9780300182514(Au-PeEL)EBL3420840(CaPaEBR)ebr10551238(CaONFJC)MIL360093(OCoLC)923598150(EXLCZ)99267000000017644020111027d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrIn God's shadow[electronic resource] politics in the Hebrew Bible /Michael WalzerNew Haven Yale University Pressc20121 online resource (320 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-18044-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Covenants -- 2. The Legal Codes -- 3. Conquest And Holy War -- 4. The Rule Of Kings -- 5. Prophets And Their Audience -- 6. Prophecy And International Politics -- 7. Exile -- 8. The Priestly Kingdom -- 9. The Politics Of Wisdom -- 10. Messianism -- 11. Where Were The Elders? -- 12. Politics In The Shadow -- Notes -- IndexIn this eagerly awaited book, political theorist Michael Walzer reports his findings after decades of reading and thinking about the politics of the Hebrew Bible. Attentive to nuance while engagingly straightforward, Walzer examines the commentary of the ancient biblical writers and discusses the implications for such urgent modern topics as the nature of political society, hierarchy and justice, the use of political power, the justification for and rules of warfare, and the responsibilities of clerical figures, monarchs, and their subjects. Because there are many biblical writers, and because they represent different political views, pluralism is a central feature of biblical politics, Walzer observes. Yet pluralism is never explicitly defended in the Bible-indeed it couldn't be defended since God's word is one. There is, however, an anti-political teaching which recurs in biblical texts: if you have faith in God, you have no need for particular political institutions or prudent political leaders or deliberative assemblies or loyal citizens. And, Walzer finds a strong moral teaching common to the Bible's authors. He identifies God's decree for ethics and investigates its implications for just policymaking in our own times.Politics in the BibleElectronic books.Politics in the Bible.221.8/32Walzer Michael128376MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461671103321In God's shadow2463717UNINA