03254nam 2200697 a 450 991046527820332120200520144314.00-19-983240-41-283-03988-597866130398800-19-970550-X(CKB)2560000000300512(EBL)1678696(OCoLC)923708329(SSID)ssj0001143737(PQKBManifestationID)12429230(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001143737(PQKBWorkID)11112079(PQKB)11174755(SSID)ssj0000086111(PQKBManifestationID)11111374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086111(PQKBWorkID)10029774(PQKB)11221626(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074683(MiAaPQ)EBC1678696(Au-PeEL)EBL1678696(CaPaEBR)ebr10454717(CaONFJC)MIL303988(EXLCZ)99256000000030051220080318d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrCreated equal[electronic resource] how the Bible broke with ancient political thought /Joshua A. BermanOxford ;New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press20081 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-537470-3 0-19-987143-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Egalitarian Theology: The Commoner's Upgrade from King's Servant to Servant King; 2. Egalitarian Politics: Constitution, Class, and the Book of Deuteronomy; 3. Egalitarianism and Assets: God the Economist; 4. Egalitarian Technology: Alphabet, Text, and Class; 5. Egalitarianism and the Evolution of Narrative: The Rescue of Moses (Exodus 2:1-10) and the Sargon Legend Compared; Conclusion: Egalitarianisms Ancient and Modern; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index of Scriptural References; Subject Index;In Created Equal, Joshua Berman engages the text of the Hebrew Bible from a novel perspective, considering it as a document of social and political thought. He proposes that the Pentateuch can be read as the earliest prescription on record for the establishment of an egalitarian polity. What emerges is the blueprint for a society that would stand in stark contrast to the surrounding cultures of the ancient Near East -- Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, and the Hittite Empire - in which the hierarchical structure of the polity was centered on the figure of the king and his retinue. Berman shows thatEqualityBiblical teachingJewsPolitics and governmentTo 70 A.DJewsSocial conditionsElectronic books.EqualityBiblical teaching.JewsPolitics and governmentJewsSocial conditions.221.8/32Berman Joshua936515MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465278203321Created equal2109575UNINA