Land tenure and the biblical jubilee : uncovering Hebrew ethics through the sociology of knowledge /
The biblical jubilee represents one of the most radical programmes for land reform from the ancient Near East, yet it was never practised in ancient Israel. What then is the meaning of this sacred law that was never enforced? This cogently argued book attempts to answer that question by using the to...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Sheffield, England :
JSOT Press,
©1993.
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Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
155. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The biblical jubilee represents one of the most radical programmes for land reform from the ancient Near East, yet it was never practised in ancient Israel. What then is the meaning of this sacred law that was never enforced? This cogently argued book attempts to answer that question by using the tools of sociological analysis. Fager examines three levels of meaning within the jubilee legislation, which was produced by the priestly intellectuals during the period of exile. The actual words of the text carry one meaning and the priests intended a slightly different meaning, but underlying both. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (135 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-131) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780567623195 056762319X |
ISSN: | 0309-0787 ; |