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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fager, Jeffrey A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1993.
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 155.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament.
Bible. > Old Testament
Liber iubilaeorum
Jubilee (Judaism)
Land tenure > Biblical teaching.
Sociology, Biblical.
Fasts and feasts > Judaism > Biblical teaching.
Land tenure > Israel > Biblical teaching.
Jewish ethics > Biblical teaching.
Fêtes religieuses > Judaïsme > Enseignement biblique.
Propriété foncière > Israël > Enseignement biblique.
Morale juive > Enseignement biblique.
Jubilé (Judaïsme)
RELIGION > Holidays > Jewish.
Land tenure > Biblical teaching
Sociology, Biblical
Jobeljahr
Wetgeving.
Jubeljaar (bijbel)
Leviticus (bijbelboek)
Landhervormingen.
Oudheid.
Propriété foncière > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Propriété foncière > Droit juif.
Propriété foncière > Moyen-Orient.
Israel
Judaism > Ethics
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (135 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-131) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567623195
056762319X
ISSN:0309-0787 ;

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