03371nam 2200685Ia 450 991082213610332120240430201448.01-281-80364-297866118036430-567-62319-X(CKB)1000000000542277(EBL)436434(OCoLC)276781992(SSID)ssj0000188611(PQKBManifestationID)11179740(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000188611(PQKBWorkID)10152917(PQKB)11700360(MiAaPQ)EBC436434(Au-PeEL)EBL436434(CaPaEBR)ebr10250781(CaONFJC)MIL180364(OCoLC)893334179(EXLCZ)99100000000054227719930401d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLand tenure and the biblical jubilee uncovering Hebrew ethics through the sociology of knowledge /Jeffrey A. Fager1st ed.Sheffield, Eng. JSOT Pressc19931 online resource (145 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;155Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-398-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 ReferencesIndex of AuthorsA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; ZThe 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 Journal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;155.Land tenureReligious aspectsJudaismLand tenure (Jewish law)Land tenureMiddle EastJubilee (Judaism)Land tenureReligious aspectsJudaism.Land tenure (Jewish law)Land tenureJubilee (Judaism)221.6296.4/3Fager Jeffrey A1634104MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822136103321Land tenure and the biblical jubilee3974183UNINA