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The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Moshe Halbertal
By (author) Stephen Holmes
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenrePhilosophy of religion
ISBN/Barcode 9780691174624
ClassificationsDewey:222.406
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 2 May 2017
Publication Country United States

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

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

"A brilliant analysis."--Marvin Olasky, World Magazine