LEADER 02636nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910971788303321 005 20251116153143.0 010 $a0-19-970550-X 010 $a0-19-983240-4 010 $a9786613039880 010 $a1-283-03988-5 010 $a0-19-987143-4 035 $a(CKB)24235057500041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1678696 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7035315 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1678696 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10454717 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL303988 035 $a(OCoLC)923708329 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7035315 035 $a(OCoLC)819503415 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235057500041 100 $a20080318d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCreated equal $ehow the Bible broke with ancient political thought /$fJoshua A. Berman 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York, N.Y. $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $axiv, 249 p. $cill 311 08$a9780195374704 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aEquality$xBiblical teaching 606 $aJews$xPolitics and government$yTo 70 A.D 606 $aJews$xSocial conditions 615 0$aEquality$xBiblical teaching. 615 0$aJews$xPolitics and government 615 0$aJews$xSocial conditions. 676 $a221.8/32 700 $aBerman$b Joshua$01859532 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971788303321 996 $aCreated equal$94463422 997 $aUNINA