Kings as Judges
Title | Kings as Judges PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah Boucoyannis |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2021-07-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107162793 |
How did representative institutions become the central organs of governance in Western Europe? What enabled this distinctive form of political organization and collective action that has proved so durable and influential? The answer has typically been sought either in the realm of ideas, in the Western tradition of individual rights, or in material change, especially the complex interaction of war, taxes, and economic growth. Common to these strands is the belief that representation resulted from weak ruling powers needing to concede rights to powerful social groups. Boucoyannis argues instead that representative institutions were a product of state strength, specifically the capacity to deliver justice across social groups. Enduring and inclusive representative parliaments formed when rulers could exercise power over the most powerful actors in the land and compel them to serve and, especially, to tax them. The language of rights deemed distinctive to the West emerged in response to more effectively imposed collective obligations, especially on those with most power.
Deserting the King
Title | Deserting the King PDF eBook |
Author | David Beldman |
Publisher | Transformative Word |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781577997764 |
"Reading these apparently unpromising texts with Beldman, you will be instructed and challenged. In short, this is a most worthwhile study of a valuable part of the Bible.."--Cover.
Patriarchs, Judges and Kings
Title | Patriarchs, Judges and Kings PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard R. Youngman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Judges and Kings
Title | Judges and Kings PDF eBook |
Author | William N. McElrath |
Publisher | |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780805442496 |
Presents accounts of the lives of six Old Testament leaders: Gideon, Samson, Solomon, Joash, Hezekiah, and Josiah. Discussion questions accompany each selection.
Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary
Title | Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Alter |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 879 |
Release | 2013-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0393082695 |
Chronicles the ancient history of Israel and its prophets, from Samson to Elijah.
The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Calum Carmichael |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 287 |
Release | 2020-03-26 |
Genre | Bibles |
ISBN | 1108422950 |
Examines the varied, enormously sophisticated contents of the Bible and sees how certain Western authors were inspired by them.
Handbook on the Pentateuch
Title | Handbook on the Pentateuch PDF eBook |
Author | Victor P. Hamilton |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 480 |
Release | 2005-09 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0801027160 |
In this introduction to the first five books of the Old Testament, Victor Hamilton moves chapter by chapter--rather than verse by verse--through the Pentateuch, examining the content, structure, and theology. Each chapter deals with a major thematic unit of the Pentateuch, and Hamilton provides useful commentary on overarching themes and connections between Old Testament texts. This second edition has been substantially revised and updated. The first edition sold over sixty thousand copies.