The Beginning of Politics Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel |
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| Author:
| Halbertal, Moshe
Holmes, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-19168-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2019 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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How the book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraftThe book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme achievements of biblical literature. Yet the book's anonymous author was more than an inspired storyteller. The author was also an uncannily astute observer of political life and the moral comprom
How the book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraftThe book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme achievements of biblical literature. Yet the book's anonymous author was more than an inspired storyteller. The author was also an uncannily astute observer of political life and the moral comprom