Created equal [[electronic resource] ] : how the Bible broke with ancient political thought / / Joshua A. Berman

• Autore: Berman Joshua
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 249 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 221.8/32
• Soggetto topico: Equality - Biblical teaching; Jews - Politics and government - To 70 A.D; Jews - Social conditions
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Created equal
• ISBN: 0-19-970550-X; 0-19-983240-4; 9786613039880; 1-283-03988-5; 0-19-987143-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823496803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II