LEADER 03374nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910782260403321 005 20230421044227.0 010 $a1-281-80364-2 010 $a9786611803643 010 $a0-567-62319-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000542277 035 $a(EBL)436434 035 $a(OCoLC)276781992 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000188611 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179740 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000188611 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10152917 035 $a(PQKB)11700360 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436434 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436434 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10250781 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL180364 035 $a(OCoLC)893334179 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000542277 100 $a19930401d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLand tenure and the biblical jubilee$b[electronic resource] $euncovering Hebrew ethics through the sociology of knowledge /$fJeffrey A. Fager 210 $aSheffield, Eng. $cJSOT Press$dc1993 215 $a1 online resource (145 p.) 225 1 $aJournal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;$v155 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85075-398-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aIndex of AuthorsA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z 330 $aThe biblical jubilee represents one of the most radical programmes for land reform from the ancient Near East, yet it was never practised in ancient Israel. What then is the meaning of this sacred law that was never enforced? This cogently argued book attempts to answer that question by using the tools of sociological analysis. Fager examines three levels of meaning within the jubilee legislation, which was produced by the priestly intellectuals during the period of exile. The actual words of the text carry one meaning and the priests intended a slightly different meaning, but underlying both 410 0$aJournal for the study of the Old Testament.$pSupplement series ;$v155. 606 $aLand tenure$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aLand tenure (Jewish law) 606 $aLand tenure$zMiddle East 606 $aJubilee (Judaism) 615 0$aLand tenure$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aLand tenure (Jewish law) 615 0$aLand tenure 615 0$aJubilee (Judaism) 676 $a221.6 676 $a296.4/3 700 $aFager$b Jeffrey A$01469462 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782260403321 996 $aLand tenure and the biblical jubilee$93680933 997 $aUNINA