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Book SynopsisIn Created Equal, Joshua Berman engages the text of the Hebrew Bible from a novel perspective--as a document of social and political thought. He proposes that the Pentateuch can be read as the earliest prescription on record for the establishment of an egalitarian polity.
Trade Reviewfor the gutsiness of his intellectual convictions and for playing a major role in bringing the harvest of biblical scholarship to a much broader audience, we are in Joshua Berman's debt. * Bernard M. Levinson, Journal of Theological Studies *
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Chapter One: Egalitarian Theology: The Commoner's Upgrade from King's Servant to Servant King ; Chapter Two: Egalitarian Politics: Constitution, Class, and the Book of Deuteronomy ; Chapter Three: Egalitarianism and Assets: God the Economist ; Chapter Four: Egalitarian Technology: Alphabet, Text, and Class ; Chapter Five: Egalitarianism and the Evolution of Narrative: The Rescue of Moses (Exodus 2:1-10) and the Sargon Legend Compared ; Conclusion: Egalitarianisms Ancient and Modern ; Notes ; Select Bibliography ; Index of Scriptural References ; Subject Index
