The King and the Land
A Geography of Royal Power in the Biblical World
The King and the Land offers an innovative history of space and power in the biblical world. Stephen C. Russell shows how the monarchies in ancient Israel and Judah asserted their power over strategically important spaces such as privately-held lands, religious buildings, collectively-governed towns, and urban water systems. Among the case studies examined are Solomon's use of foreign architecture, David's dedication of land to Yahweh, Jehu's decommissioning of Baal's temple, Absalom's navigation of the collective politics of Levantine towns, and Hezekiah's reshaping of the tunnels that supplied Jerusalem with water.By treating the full range…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-936189-2
- EAN: 9780199361892
- Produktnummer: 29057815
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 15'862 KB
Über den Autor
Stephen C. Russell is Assistant Professor of Ancient History at John Jay College, CUNY.
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