The Kingdom of God in Samuel
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Description
This paper discusses certain texts in the Hebrew Bible that address the idea of theocracy, the political system in which authority is exercised by God’s representative on earth. The treatment of this topic in the Hebrew Bible is subtle and nuanced, recognizing virtues in theocratic rule but concluding, overall, that it does not deliver sustainable and effective governance in the real world.
Source Publication
Leadership, Social Memory and Judean Discourse in the Fifth-Second Centuries BCE
Source Editors/Authors
Diana V. Edelman, Ehud Ben Zvi
Publication Date
2016
Recommended Citation
Miller, Geoffrey P., "The Kingdom of God in Samuel" (2016). Faculty Chapters. 2006.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/2006
