The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel Contributor(s): Boer, Roland (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664259669 ISBN-13: 9780664259662 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $54.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ancient - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture |
Dewey: 933 |
LCCN: 2014035971 |
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 332 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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Publisher Description: The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel offers a new reconstruction of the economic context of the Bible and of ancient Israel. It argues that the key to ancient economies is with those who worked on the land rather than in intermittent and relatively weak kingdoms and empires. Drawing on sophisticated economic theory (especially the R (c)gulation School) and textual and archaeological resources, Roland Boer makes it clear that economic oecrisis � was the norm and that economics is always socially determined. He examines three economic layers: the building blocks (five institutional forms), periods of relative stability (three regimes), and the overarching mode of production. Ultimately, the most resilient of all the regimes was subsistence survival, for which the regular collapse of kingdoms and empires was a blessing rather than a curse. Students will come away with a clear understanding of the dynamics of the economy of ancient Israel. Boer's volume should become a new benchmark for future studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boer, Roland: - Roland Boer is Professor of Literary Theory at Renmin (People�s) University of China, Beijing, and Research Professor in Religious Thought at the University of Newcastle, Australia. An internationally recognized lecturer, he is the author of numerous articles and books, including In the Vale of Tears; Lenin, Religion, and Theology; Criticism of Earth and Political Grace. |