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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fager, Jeffrey A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1993.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 155.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Abbreviations; Part I: LAYING THE FOUNDATION; Chapter 1 THE USE OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE IN EXAMINING THE JUBILEE; Chapter 2 THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE JUBILEE; Part II: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE JUBILEE IN THE LATE EXILIC PERIOD; Chapter 3 THE EXILE; Chapter 4 THE PRIESTS AND THEIR LITERATURE; Chapter 5 EZEKIEL; Part III: THE MORAL WORLD-VIEW OF THE JUBILEE; Chapter 6 THE OBJECTIVE MEANING; Chapter 7 THE EXPRESSIVE MEANING; Chapter 8 THE DOCUMENTARY MEANING; CONCLUSION; Appendix: The Literary Strata of Leviticus 25; Selected Bibliography; Index of References.