In God's Shadow: Politics in the Hebrew Bible

by Michael Walzer, Yaniv Farkas,  

Book Overview

One of our most distinguished political theorists deliberates on the politics of the Bible and arrives at unexpected conclusions

In this eagerly awaited book, political theorist Michael Walzer reports his findings after decades of thinking about the politics of the Hebrew Bible. Attentive to nuance while engagingly straightforward, Walzer examines the laws, the histories, the prophecies, and the wisdom of the ancient biblical writers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300180446
• ISBN13: 9780300180442
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"