Constituting the Community: Studies on the Polity of Ancient Israel in Honor of S. Dean McBride, Jr.

Published by Penn State University Press 2005

Constituting the Community

Studies on the Polity of Ancient Israel in Honor of S. Dean McBride, Jr.

Edited by: Steven S. Tuell and John T. Strong

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575065427

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This fresh collection of essays honors the life and work of Professor Dean McBride. Revolving around the theme of polity in ancient Israel, this festschrift addresses many aspects of ancient Israelite society, organization, and political affairs. The 15 contributors discuss themes such as “justice,” “self-definition,” “ethnicity,” “constitutionalism,” “reform,” and “community,” as understood over the course of time in the books of Moses, the Prophets, and the Writings.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction John T. Strong and Steven S. Tuell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1. Approaching Polity in Ancient Israel
Polity of the Covenant People: The Book of Deuteronomy S. Dean McBride Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
The Priestly Houses of Early Israel Frank Moore Cross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Justice: Perspectives from the Prophetic Tradition James L. Mays Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Part 2. Polity in the Torah
Polities in Genesis 12–36 David L. Petersen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Israel as a Testimony to Yhwh ’s Power: The Priests’ Definition of Israel John T. Strong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Deuteronomy, Ethnicity, and Reform: Reflections on the Social Setting of the Book of Deuteronomy Robert R. Wilson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Constitution or Instruction? The Purpose of Deuteronomy Patrick D. Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Part 3. Polity in the Nebi'im
Bearers of the Polity: Isaiah of Jerusalem’s View of the Eighth-Century Judean Society J. J. M. Roberts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Hosea and the Ambiguity of Kingship in Ancient Israel Peter Machinist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
The Priesthood of the “Foreigner”: Evidence of Competing Polities in Ezekiel 44:1–14 and Isaiah 56:1–8 Steven S. Tuell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Covenant and Politics Paul D. Hanson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Part 4. Polity in the Ketubim
The Mortality of the King in Psalm 89 and Israel’s Postexilic Identity Jerome F. D. Creach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
The Law and the Sages: A Reexamination of Tôrâ in Proverbs William P. Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
The Community of the Book of Proverbs Richard J. Clifford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Beyond the Blue Horizon: The Polity of Israel and the Nations Yet to Come W. Sibley Towner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Indexes
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
Index of Scripture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 344

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Published: June 23, 2005
ISBN: 9781575065427