The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel
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The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel
By (Author) Moshe Halbertal
By (author) Stephen Holmes
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
10th July 2017
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Judaism
Theology
History of religion
Philosophy of religion
222.406
Physical Properties
Hardback
232
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
397g
Description
New insights into how the Book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraft The Book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme achievements of biblical literature. Yet the book's anonymous author was more than an inspired storyteller. The author was also an uncannily astute observer of political life and t
Reviews
"A brilliant analysis."--Marvin Olasky, World Magazine
Author Bio
Moshe Halbertal is the Gruss Professor of Law at New York University, the John and Golda Cohen Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and professor of law at IDC Herzliya in Israel. His books include Maimonides: Life and Thought (Princeton), which won the National Jewish Book Award. Stephen Holmes is the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law at New York University. His books include The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to Terror.
