Ancient Israel : The Old Testament In Its Social Context
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1.Social-scientific Models In Biblical Interpretation
2.Social-scientific Analysis Of The Old Testament: A Brief History And Overview
3.Tribalism – Social Organization In The Biblical Israels
4.Polygyny – Insights From Rural Haiti
5.Sacrifice – The Ritual For The Leper In Leviticus 14
6.Reciprocity – Covenantal Exchange As A Test Case
7.Wealth – How Abraham Became Rich
8.Prophecy – Joseph Smith And The Gestalt Of The Israelite Prophet
9.Barrenness – Trance As A Protest Strategy
10.Micah – Models Matter: Political Economy And Micah 6:9-15
11.Deuteronomy – Shameful Encroachment On Shameful Parts: Deuteronomy 25:11-12 And Biblical Euphemism
12.Judges – (dis)honor And Ritual Enactment: The Jephthah Story: Judges 10:16 – 12:1
13.2 Samuel – David And The Ammonite War: A Narrative And Social-scientific Interpretation Of 2 Samuel 10-12
14.Ezekiel – An Altered State Of Consciousness Experience: The Call Of Ezekiel: Ezekiel 1-3
15.Nahum – Ethnicity And Stereotypes: Anthropological Insights Into Nahum’s Literary History
16.Maccabees – Symbolic Wars And Age Sets: The Anthropology Of War In 1 Maccabees
17.Qumran – The Prototypical Teacher In The Qumran Pesharim: A Social-identity Approach
18.Biblical Hermeneutics – Marcion’s Truth And A Developmental Perspective
19.Interfaith Dialogue – Challenging The Received View
20.Psychology – Moses And Monotheism: The Future Of Freud’s Illusion
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This volume brings together essays by an international group of biblical scholars on Old Testament topics, employing social-scientific methods: anthropology, macro-sociology, and social psychology. Their innovative work brings alive Israelite society, religion, and its sacred writings.
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SKU (ISBN): 9780800637675
ISBN10: 0800637674
Editor: Philip Esler
Binding: Cloth Text
Published: November 2005
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers – 1517 Media
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