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Ancient Israel : the Old Testament in its social context / edited by Philip F. Esler. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2006. - xvii, 420 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-405) and index.

Social-scientific models in biblical interpretation / Social-scientific analysis of the Old Testament : a brief history and overview / Tribalism - social organization in the biblical Israels / Polygyny - insights from rural Haiti / Sacrifice - the ritual for the leper in Leviticus 14 / Reciprocity - covenantal exchange as a test case / Wealth - how Abraham became rich / Prophecy - Joseph Smith and the gestalt of the Israelite prophet / Barrenness - trance as a protest strategy / Micah - models matter : political economy and Micah 6:9-15 / Deuteronomy - shameful encroachment on shameful parts : Deuteronomy 25:11-12 and biblical euphemism / Judges - (dis)honor and ritual enactment : the Jephthah story : judges 10:16 - 12:1 / 2 Samuel - David and the Ammonite War : a narrative and social-scientific interpretation of 2 Samuel 10-12 / Ezekiel - an altered state of consciousness experience : the call of Ezekiel : Ezekiel 1-3 / Nahum - ethnicity and stereotypes : anthropological insights into Nahum's literary history / Maccabees - symbolic wars and age sets : the anthropology of war in 1 Maccabees / Qumran - the prototypical teacher in the Qumran Pesharim : a social-identity approach / Biblical hermeneutics - Marcion's truth and a developmental perspective / Interfaith dialogue - challenging the received view / Psychology - Moses and monotheism : the future of Freud's illusion / Philip F. Esler -- Philip F. Esler and Anselm C. Hagedorn -- Robert B. Coote -- Carolyn S. Leeb -- Adriana Destro and Mauro Pesce -- Zeba A. Crook -- Gary Stansell -- Lester L. Grabbe -- Dietmar Neufeld -- Marvin L. Chaney -- John H. Elliott -- Richard E. DeMaris and Carolyn S. Leeb -- Philip F. Esler -- John J. Pilch -- Anselm C. Hagedorn -- Mario I. Aguilar -- Jutta Jokiranta -- Douglas E. Oakman -- Bruce J. Malina -- Andrew D. H. Mayes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

ISBN: 0800637674 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005015206

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA575567 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013287862 Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Old Testament--Social scientific criticism--Congresses.
Bible.--A.T.--Critique sociale--Congrès.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sociology, Biblical--Congresses.
Bible--Sociologie--Congrès.

LC Class. No.: BS1182.6 / .A53 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 221.6/7