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Ancient Israel : the Old Testament in its social context /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2006.Description: xvii, 420 Pages. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0800637674 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.67 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1182.6 .A53 2006
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Contents:
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 /
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books SAIACS General Stacks Non-fiction 221.67 E79A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.2 Available 067954
Books Books SAIACS General Stacks Centre for South Asia Research (CSAR) 221.67 E79A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 051474

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 /

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