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Leadership, Social Memory and Judean Discourse in the Fifth-second Centuries Bce (Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean)
Professor History And Classics Ehud Ben Zvi
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Description for Leadership, Social Memory and Judean Discourse in the Fifth-second Centuries Bce (Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean)
Paperback. Editor(s): Ben Zvi, Ehud; Edelman, Diana V. Series: Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
The theme of leadership played an important role in ancient Israel and its discourse. It was explored time and again through memories of proper, improper and in-between leaders and through memories of particular institutions like monarchy, priesthood, and prophethood. The ways in which this theme was shaped, reflected and explored through social memory and how, in turn, those memories played a socializing role within the community is the focus of this collection of essays. Although the nature and limitations of kingship, both native and foreign, is a central theme of many of the essays, the volume includes discussions of both ... Read more
The theme of leadership played an important role in ancient Israel and its discourse. It was explored time and again through memories of proper, improper and in-between leaders and through memories of particular institutions like monarchy, priesthood, and prophethood. The ways in which this theme was shaped, reflected and explored through social memory and how, in turn, those memories played a socializing role within the community is the focus of this collection of essays. Although the nature and limitations of kingship, both native and foreign, is a central theme of many of the essays, the volume includes discussions of both ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Equinox
Condition
New
Series
Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781792698
SKU
V9781781792698
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About Professor History And Classics Ehud Ben Zvi
Diana V. Edelman is Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo. Ehud Ben Zvi is Professor in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta.
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