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The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

Exploring the Second Book of Samuel

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

Exploring the Second Book of Samuel

By: Hillel I. Millgram

This book, Volume I of II, presents a comprehensive analysis of the Biblical Book of Samuel. Usually taken as a socio-political history of ancient Israel during a century of change, this book contends that, at a deeper level, Samuel is a profound appraisal of the appeal and limitations of power.

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The Elijah Enigma

The Prophet, King Ahab and the Rebirth of Monotheism in the Book of Kings

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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The Elijah Enigma

The Prophet, King Ahab and the Rebirth of Monotheism in the Book of Kings

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An analysis of the intertwining tales of Elijah and Ahab--mercurial prophet and Machiavellian king--this book is an accessible treatment of one of the most dramatic and well-known episodes in the Bible. In contrast to the popular image of Elijah as a courageous wonder-worker who calls down fire from heaven and ascends to heaven in a fiery chariot, this book contends that the prophet was a deeply conflicted man, torn between a burning idealism and a deep disillusionment over his failure to achieve his ideals. Despite his profound sense of failure, Elijah's struggle against the paganizing regime of King Ahab and his queen, Jezebel, managed to save monotheism from eclipse, and in so doing alter the course of human history. This work further proposes that the tale presented by the Bible is more than an account of an ancient battle between two historic figures: it is a paradigm of the struggle between the ideals of human dignity and justice, and the alternative of expediency in the pursuit of power, a conflict that pervades human life to this very day.

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McFarland

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0786495200

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9780786495207

Defiant Prophets

Jonah, Balaam, Jeremiah and Their Rebellion Against God

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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Defiant Prophets

Jonah, Balaam, Jeremiah and Their Rebellion Against God

By: Hillel I. Millgram

This book examines the tales of three remarkable figures of the biblical world: the tragic prophet Jeremiah, and the two atypical prophets Jonah and Balaam. Jeremiah was cursed from birth and condemned to a lifelong losing battle against national disaster. Jonah was notorious for his connection with a whale, whereas Balaam was best known as the owner of a talking donkey. Yet these prophets (servants of their deity) are portrayed as rebels against their god. This book contends that these tales, beyond their intrinsic appeal as stories, were written to serve as metaphors. Although set in ancient times and in the exotic Near East, the issues that underlie these gripping tales are not unfamiliar to modern times and Western lives. These prophets represent "everyman" and these unusual dramas explore the phenomenon of revolt against restrictive conditions and against authority.

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1476686777

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The Joseph Paradox

A Radical Reading of Genesis 37-50

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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The Joseph Paradox

A Radical Reading of Genesis 37-50

By: Hillel I. Millgram

This book is a reader-friendly treatment of the Joseph story--one of the most popular tales in the Bible. Instead of the usual interpretation as an Horatio Alger success story, the text proposes that we are presented with a cautionary tale of high achievement and the pursuit of success. In the context of the larger biblical narrative, Joseph's short-term success leads to the enslavement of his descendants and the centuries-long derailment of the destiny of the Children of Israel. The self-limiting nature of the pursuit of power is just one of the themes illuminated in this work.

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0786489820

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Four Biblical Heroines and the Case for Female Authorship

An Analysis of the Women of Ruth, Esther and Genesis 38

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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Four Biblical Heroines and the Case for Female Authorship

An Analysis of the Women of Ruth, Esther and Genesis 38

By: Hillel I. Millgram

This work examines the lives of four female characters in the Bible: Naomi, Ruth, Tamar and Esther. Their stories differ significantly from those of most female Biblical characters in that each woman is depicted without a dominant male companion and each is featured in the Bible's more secular texts. The author evaluates each character's role as a female protagonist, and demonstrates how each story represents an innovative view of religion and a revisionist evaluation of women's roles. Finally, the author proposes that these narratives may have been authored by women. Appendices provide additional information about Boaz, Judah and Tamar, Greek versions of the Book of Esther, Mordecai's decree, and literacy in ancient Israel. Includes a glossary and timeline.

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0786483946

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Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson

Reflections of a World in Chaos

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson

Reflections of a World in Chaos

By: Hillel I. Millgram

This is a book about a book: it is an in-depth yet reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible. Against the commonly-held view that this remarkable work is no more than a collection of hero tales stemming from Israel’s earliest days in its land—its “Heroic Age,” so to speak—this study makes the case that the Book of Judges is a unified composition with a single focused message: that it is the values held by a people and not its politics that determine its fate. Further, Judges contends that there is a direct connection between the kind of values people internalize and the level of violence that racks their society, both inflicted from without and generated from within. And not least, that the presence of violence is a symptom that a society has abandoned the moral values of monotheism for the Machiavellian politics of a pagan worldview that worships power as the ultimate reality. The larger-than-life heroes and heroines—Ehud and Jael, Deborah and Gideon, Jephthah and Samson—who people the pages of Judges serve by their example to illustrate the way this thesis works out in the world.

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0761869905

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The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

Exploring the First Book of Samuel

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

Exploring the First Book of Samuel

By: Hillel I. Millgram

This book, Volume II of II, presents a comprehensive analysis of the Biblical Book of Samuel. Usually taken as a socio-political history of ancient Israel during a century of change, this book contends that, at a deeper level, Samuel is a profound appraisal of the appeal and limitations of power.

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The Joseph Paradox

A Radical Reading of Genesis 37-50

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A Radical Reading of Genesis 37-50

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Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson

Reflections of a World in Chaos

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Reflections of a World in Chaos

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Four Biblical Heroines and the Case for Female Authorship

An Analysis of the Women of Ruth, Esther and Genesis 38

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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An Analysis of the Women of Ruth, Esther and Genesis 38

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The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

Exploring the Second Book of Samuel

By: Hillel I. Millgram

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The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

Exploring the Second Book of Samuel

By: Hillel I. Millgram

The Invention of Monotheist Ethics, Volume II presents a comprehensive analysis of the Biblical Book of Samuel. Usually taken to be a socio-political history of ancient Israel during a turbulent century of change, The Invention of Monotheist Ethics contends that beneath this surface level the true focus of Samuel is a profound appraisal of power, its seductive appeal and its drastic limitations. Thus Samuel emerges as a radical critique of our power-based world, and the way we, its inhabitants, order our lives. Taken together with the contention that the Book of Samuel was written by a woman, the Biblical book emerges as a woman's critique of a man's world. This assessment concludes by proposing an alternative to the world we know: a world based on care and concern. Relying on recent sociological studies, this work explores the ramifications of an ethic based on care rather than justice.

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0761849254

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Book's by Hillel I. Millgram

The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

The Elijah Enigma

The Elijah Enigma

Defiant Prophets

Defiant Prophets

The Joseph Paradox

The Joseph Paradox

Four Biblical Heroines and the Case for Female Authorship

Four Biblical Heroines and the Case for Female Authorship

Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson

Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson

The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

The Joseph Paradox

The Joseph Paradox

Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson

Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson

Four Biblical Heroines and the Case for Female Authorship

Four Biblical Heroines and the Case for Female Authorship

The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

The Invention of Monotheist Ethics

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