Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought

by Joshua A. Berman

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In Created Equal, Joshua Berman engages the text of the Hebrew Bible from a novel perspective, considering it 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. What emerges is the blueprint for a society that would stand in stark contrast to the surrounding cultures of the ancient Near East -- Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ugarit,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199832404

ISBN13:9780199832408

Release Date:August 2011

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Bible Study Old Testament Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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