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The king and the land : a geography of royal power in the biblical world / Stephen C. Russell.
Author
Russell, Stephen C.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Description
xii, 286 pages ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
BS1199.K5 R86 2017
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Kings and rulers
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Biblical teaching
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Kings and rulers, Ancient
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Bible Samuel
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History of Biblical events
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Bible Kings
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History of Biblical events
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Series
Spatial politics : on space, power, and ancient evidence -- David's threshing floor : on royal dedication of land to the gods -- Jehu's dung heap : on royal decommissioning of religious space -- Absalom's gate : on royal navigation of collective urban politics -- Hezekiah's tunnel : on royal shaping of the water supply.
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"In The King and the Land, Stephen C. Russell offers a history of space and power in the biblical world by demonstrating 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. Case studies in the book treat Solomon's use of foreign architecture (1 Kings 5-8), David's dedication of land to Yahweh (2 Samuel 24), Jehu's decommissioning of Baal's temple (2 Kings 10), Absalom's navigation of the collective politics of Levantine towns (2 Samuel 15), and Hezekiah's reshaping of the tunnels that supplied Jerusalem with water (2 Kings 20; 2 Chronicles 32). Steeped in archaeological and textual evidence, this book contextualizes Israelite and Judahite royal and tribal politics within broader patterns of ancient Near Eastern spatial power. By providing a historical investigation into the nature of power and physical space in the Iron Age Levant, this book also offers fresh literary readings of the biblical texts that anchor its theses"-- Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-258) and indexes.
Contents
Solomon's temple : on space, power, and ancient evidence
David's threshing floor : on royal dedication of land to the gods
Jehu's dung heap : on royal decommissioning of religious space
Absalom's gate : on royal navigation of collective urban politics
Hezekiah's tunnel : on royal shaping of the water supply system.
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ISBN
9780199361885 ((print))
0199361886 ((print))
LCCN
2016005295
OCLC
946770262
Other standard number
40026543173
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