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The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel

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By (author): Moshe Halbertal Stephen Holmes

How the book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraft

The book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme achievements of biblical literature. Yet the books anonymous author was more than an inspired storyteller. The author was also an uncannily astute observer of political life and the moral compromises and contradictions that the struggle for power inevitably entails. The Beginning of Politics mines the story of Israels first two kings to unearth a natural history of power, providing a forceful new reading of what is arguably the first and greatest work of Western political thought.

Through stories such as Sauls madness, Davids murder of Uriah, the rape of Tamar, and the rebellion of Absalom, the author of Samuel deepens our understanding not only of the necessity of sovereign rule but also of its coststo the people it is intended to protect and to those who wield it. Moshe Halbertal and Stephen Holmes show how these beautifully crafted narratives cut to the core of politics, offering a timely meditation on the dark side of sovereign power and the enduring dilemmas of statecraft.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 18 Jun 2019
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780691191683

About Moshe HalbertalStephen Holmes

Moshe Halbertal is the Gruss Professor of Law at New York University and the John and Golda Cohen Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Stephen Holmes is the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law at New York University.

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