Land Tenure and the Biblical Jubilee: Uncovering Hebrew Ethics through the Sociology of KnowledgeBloomsbury Publishing, 01/02/1993 - 135 من الصفحات The biblical jubilee represents one of the most radical programmes for land reform from the ancient Near East, yet it was never practised in ancient Israel. What then is the meaning of this sacred law that was never enforced? This cogently argued book attempts to answer that question by using the tools of sociological analysis. Fager examines three levels of meaning within the jubilee legislation, which was produced by the priestly intellectuals during the period of exile. The actual words of the text carry one meaning and the priests intended a slightly different meaning, but underlying both was a moral world view that guided them. The laws of the biblical jubilee thus enable us to examine the deepest level of the ancient Israelites' understanding of land and justice. |
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... function in maintaining the integrity of society . These social elements are based on a ' consensus of values ' among the population , and any change that does not function to maintain the system is considered ' deviant ' . Secondly ...
... function in maintaining the integrity of society . These social elements are based on a ' consensus of values ' among the population , and any change that does not function to maintain the system is considered ' deviant ' . Secondly ...
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... function to describe how the universe actually exists and to explain the natural ethos of that world , that is , the moral and aesthetic qualities that would naturally characterize a people who lived in such a universe . The ...
... function to describe how the universe actually exists and to explain the natural ethos of that world , that is , the moral and aesthetic qualities that would naturally characterize a people who lived in such a universe . The ...
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... function as systematic theologians . Indeed , very few texts display , in any direct way , the symbolic universe upon which they rest . This study will attempt to discover the universe which lies behind the jubilee . More specifically ...
... function as systematic theologians . Indeed , very few texts display , in any direct way , the symbolic universe upon which they rest . This study will attempt to discover the universe which lies behind the jubilee . More specifically ...
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... function simultaneously and dialecti- cally . The objective meaning is limited by the world - view , and the actor's intent is informed by it . On the other hand , actors may begin to reinterpret objective meaning , and , thus , shift ...
... function simultaneously and dialecti- cally . The objective meaning is limited by the world - view , and the actor's intent is informed by it . On the other hand , actors may begin to reinterpret objective meaning , and , thus , shift ...
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... function and , thus , to its fecundity . Land rendered fertile through human efforts ( irrigation for example ) was human property , but land rendered fertile by divine activity was divine property , and people lived on it at the ...
... function and , thus , to its fecundity . Land rendered fertile through human efforts ( irrigation for example ) was human property , but land rendered fertile by divine activity was divine property , and people lived on it at the ...
المحتوى
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A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE JUBILEE IN THE LATE EXILIC PERIOD | 37 |
THE MORAL WORLDVIEW OF THE JUBILEE | 83 |
CONCLUSION | 119 |
The Literary Strata of Leviticus 25 | 123 |
Selected Bibliography | 126 |
Index of References | 132 |
Index of Authors | 134 |
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