
In God's Shadow: Politics In The Hebrew Bible
In this eagerly awaited book, political theorist Michael Walzer reports his findings after decades of thinking about the politics of the Hebrew Bible. Attentive to nuance while engagingly straightforward, Walzer examines the laws, the histories, the prophecies, and the wisdom of the ancient biblical writers and discusses their views on such central political questions as justice, hierarchy, war, t...
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press; 1st Edition edition (June 5, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300180446
ISBN-13: 978-0300180442
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 809253
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“I bought the book because of the review in Foreign Affairs not expecting such an indepth revelation of the Hebrew Bible. Excellent book and I recommend it highly to any who are interested in the Hebrew Bible and how it is mis-interpreted by our poli...”
e authority of kings and priests, and the experience of exile.Because there are many biblical writers with differing views, pluralism is a central feature of biblical politics. Yet pluralism, Walzer observes, is never explicitly defended in the Bible; indeed, it couldn’t be defended since God’s word had to be as singular as God himself. Yet different political regimes are described in the biblical texts, and there are conflicting political arguments—and also a recurrent anti-political argument: if you have faith in God, you have no need for strong institutions, prudent leaders, or reformist policies. At the same time, however, in the books of law and prophecy, the people of Israel are called upon to overcome oppression and “let justice well up like water, righteousness like an unfailing stream.”
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