Ancient Israel: the Old Testament in its social context

The use of social-scientific models in biblical interpretation and contents outline / Philip F. Esler -- The social-scientific analysis of the Old Testament : a brief history and overview / Philip F. Esler & Anselm Hagedorn -- General issues -- Tribalism in ancient Palestine and the Hebrew Bible...

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Contributors: Esler, Philip Francis 1952- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis Fortress Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Reviews:[Rezension von: ESLER, PHILIP F., Ancient Israel: The Old Testament in Its Social Context] (2007) (Moore, Michael S., 1951 -)
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Socio-historical exegesis
B Israel (Antiquity) / Social history studies
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Sociology, Biblical Congresses
B Conference program 2004 (Saint Andrews)
B Bible O.T Social scientific criticism Congresses
B Bible. Old Testament Social scientific criticism Congresses
B Sociology, Biblical Congresses
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Summary:The use of social-scientific models in biblical interpretation and contents outline / Philip F. Esler -- The social-scientific analysis of the Old Testament : a brief history and overview / Philip F. Esler & Anselm Hagedorn -- General issues -- Tribalism in ancient Palestine and the Hebrew Bible / Robert Coote -- Polygyny in the biblical world : insights from Haiti / Carolyn Leeb -- Levitical sacrifice in anthropological perspective / Adriana Destro & Mauro Pesce -- Modeling exchange and reciprocity in biblical antiquity : covenantal exchange as a test case / Zeba Crook -- Wealth in ancient Israel : or, how Abraham became rich / Gary Stansell -- Prophets ancient and modern : Joseph Smith and the gestalt of the Israelite prophet / Lester Grabbe -- Body, ritual and states of ecstasy in the Old Testament / Dietmar Neufeld -- Social-scientific studies of texts -- Models matter : some implications of political economy for the textual exegesis of Micah 6:9-11 / Marvin Chaney -- Shameful encroachment on shameful parts : Deuteronomy 25:11-12 and biblical euphemism in social-scientific perspective / John H. Elliott -- (Dis)honor and ritual enactment in the Jephthah story / Richard E. DeMaris & Carolyn Leeb -- What Solomon's father did in the Ammonite War : a narrative and social-scientific study of 2 Samuel 10-12 / Philip F. Esler -- Altered states of consciousness and visions in Ezekiel / John Pilch -- Ethnicity and stereotypes in the book of Nahum : social-scientific insights into the literary history of a prophetic book / Anselm Hagedorn -- Symbolic wars,
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-405) and index
ISBN:0800637674