Land tenure and the biblical jubilee [[electronic resource] ] : uncovering Hebrew ethics through the sociology of knowledge / / Jeffrey A. Fager
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Fager Jeffrey A
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| Titolo: |
Land tenure and the biblical jubilee [[electronic resource] ] : uncovering Hebrew ethics through the sociology of knowledge / / Jeffrey A. Fager
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| Pubblicazione: | Sheffield, Eng., : JSOT Press, c1993 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 221.6 |
| 296.4/3 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Land tenure - Religious aspects - Judaism |
| Land tenure (Jewish law) | |
| Land tenure - Middle East | |
| Jubilee (Judaism) | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 References |
| Index of AuthorsA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Land tenure and the biblical jubilee |
| ISBN: | 1-281-80364-2 |
| 9786611803643 | |
| 0-567-62319-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910782260403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 155.