Disempowered King : Monarchy in Classical Jewish Literature.
Subordinated King studies the conception of kingship, and its status, powers and authority in Talmudic literature. The book deals with the conception of kingship against the background of the different approaches to kingship both in Biblical literature and in the political views prevalent in the Rom...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Pub. Group,
2011.
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Colección: | Kogod library of Judaic studies.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Three Approaches to Kingship in Israel; 2 Rabbinic Literature: The Law of the King; 3 Rabbinic Literature: The King and the Law; 4 Limited Monarchy in Tannaitic Halakhah: Reasons and Context; 5 Echoes of Direct Theocracy and of Royal Theology in the Aggadah; 6 The Sages' Understanding of Monarchy in Light of Their Own Political Situation; Bibliography; Index of Sources; Index of Names.