Politics in the Bible

ISBN-13: 9781138513389 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 234 str.

Paul Abramson

Opis

The Bible is fundamental to Western culture. Political philosophers from Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau to modern political theorists such as George H. Sabine, Leo Strauss, and Sheldon S. Wolin have drawn upon biblical examples

Spis treści

Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. Reading the Bible Politically, 2. Genesis, 3. Exodus, 4. Leviticus, 5. Numbers, 6. Deuteronomy, 7. Joshua, 8. Judges, 9. Ruth, 10. 1 Samuel and 1 Chronicles 10, 12 (The Reign of Saul), 11. 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1–2, and 1 Chronicles 11, 13–28 (The Reign of David), 12. 1 Kings 3–12 and 2 Chronicles 1–10 (The Reign of Solomon through the Division of the Kingdom), 13. 1 Kings 13–22, 2 Kings, and 2 Chronicles (The Divided Kingdoms), 14. Isaiah, 15. Jeremiah, 16. Esther, 17. Daniel, 18. The Gospels, 19. Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon (The Career and Epistles of Paul), 20. The First and Second Epistles of John, 21. Revelation, 22. Conclusions, Recommended Editions of the Bible, Bibliography, Index of Scriptural Passages, Index of Names, Index of Subjects

O autorze

Paul Abramson