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The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel
By Halbertal, Moshe & Stephen Holmes
- ISBN
- 9780691174624 9781400884896
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2017 | Spirituality and Religion
Underlying Halbertal (law, New York Univ.; Maimonides) and Holmes's (law, New York Univ.; The Matador's Cape) thesis is that the biblical books of I and II Samuel, which trace the history of Israel's first two kings, have but one author who is not concerned with taking sides between the rising monarchy and tribal confederation of old, but rather focused on the workings of political power itself. They...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
