02590nam 2200553 a 450 991082349680332120240402135224.00-19-970550-X0-19-983240-497866130398801-283-03988-50-19-987143-4(CKB)24235057500041(MiAaPQ)EBC1678696(MiAaPQ)EBC7035315(Au-PeEL)EBL1678696(CaPaEBR)ebr10454717(CaONFJC)MIL303988(OCoLC)923708329(EXLCZ)992423505750004120080318d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCreated equal[electronic resource] how the Bible broke with ancient political thought /Joshua A. Berman1st ed.Oxford ;New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press2008xiv, 249 p. ill9780195374704 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.In Created Equal, Joshua Berman engages the text of the Hebrew Bible from a novel perspective--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.EqualityBiblical teachingJewsPolitics and governmentTo 70 A.DJewsSocial conditionsEqualityBiblical teaching.JewsPolitics and governmentJewsSocial conditions.221.8/32Berman Joshua1627968MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823496803321Created equal3964821UNINA