Land Tenure and the Biblical Jubilee

Land Tenure and the Biblical Jubilee
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9780567623195
ISBN-13 : 056762319X
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Book Synopsis Land Tenure and the Biblical Jubilee by : Jeffrey A. Fager

Download or read book Land Tenure and the Biblical Jubilee written by Jeffrey A. Fager and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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