“The King Whom Yahweh Your God Chooses”: Deuteronomic Kingship in a World of Sacral Kingship
Hebrew Bible scholars tend to dismiss Deuteronomy’s “Law of the King” (17:14–20) as a utopian construct that was never realistic and/or historical. Underlying these views, however, are certain assumptions about what is culturally plausible in a world dominated by sacral kingship. Since this is the m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-191 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Law
/ Utopia
/ Monarchy
/ Bible. Deuteronomium 17,14-20
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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