TY  - BOOK
AU  - Esler,Philip F.
TI  - Ancient Israel: the Old Testament in its social context 
SN  - 0800637674 (alk. paper)
AV  - BS1182.6 .A53 2006
U1  - 221.67 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Social scientific criticism
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Sociology, Biblical
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-405) and index; Scoial-scientific models in biblical interpretation / Philip F. Esler -- The social-scientific analysis of the Old Testament : a brief history and overview / Philip F. Esler & Anselm Hagedorn -- Tribalism: social organization in the Biblical Israels / Robert Coote -- Polygyny: insights from rural Haiti / Carolyn Leeb -- Sacrifice: the ritual for the leper in Leviticus 14 / Adriana Destro & Mauro Pesce -- Reciprocity: covenantal exchange as a test case / Zeba Crook -- Wealth: how Abraham became rich / Gary Stansell -- Prophecy: Joseph Smith and the gestalt of the Israelite prophet
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005015206.html
ER  -