Disempowered King Monarchy in Classical Jewish Literature

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Summary

Absorbing and original study of the concept of kingship in classical Jewish literature, As well as three approaches to it found in the Bible.

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Introduction	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Three Approaches to Kingship in Israel	p. 1
Rabbinic Literature: The Law of the King	p. 37
Rabbinic Literature: The King and the Law	p. 96
Limited Monarchy in Tannaitic Halakhah: Reasons and Context	p. 128
Echoes of Direct Theocracy and of Royal Theology in the Aggadah	p. 156
The Sages' Understanding of Monarchy in Light of Their Own Political Situation	p. 169
Bibliography	p. 187
Index of Sources	p. 201
Index of Names	p. 209
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