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<p> Politics in the Bible is a recommendation for college-level spirituality readers and its focus is on connections between the Bible and issues of justice and politics. Students involved in political science and religious studies receive an invitation to analyze stories taken from eighteen of the thirty-nine books of the Hebrew Bible, and fifteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. Chapters also argue that the Bible should be read and analyzed by the non-believer as well as believers, who will find within it a wealth of insights on political connections, social issues, and Western morality. A fine pick for any college-level collection! <p> --California Bookwatch <p> Paul Abramson's book is the most wide ranging, and one of the most instructive books concerned with politics and the Bible. It goes beyond the conventional focus on the Hebrew Bible, and shows the continuation and variation of themes from there to the New Testament. As in any study of the long and murky text that is the Bible, it is possible to quarrel with Abramson on points large and small. However, his research is thorough, reflects the enormous literature relevant to the subjects covered, and presents the material in a way to make it both useful and provocative for scholars and students alike. <p> --Ira Sharkansky, professor emeritus of political science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

<p> Politics in the Bible is a recommendation for college-level spirituality readers and its focus is on connections between the Bible and issues of justice and politics. Students involved in political science and religious studies receive an invitation to analyze stories taken from eighteen of the thirty-nine books of the Hebrew Bible, and fifteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. Chapters also argue that the Bible should be read and analyzed by the non-believer as well as believers, who will find within it a wealth of insights on political connections, social issues, and Western morality. A fine pick for any college-level collection! <p> --California Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review <p> Paul Abramson's book is the most wide ranging, and one of the most instructive books concerned with politics and the Bible. It goes beyond the conventional focus on the Hebrew Bible, and shows the continuation and variation of themes from there to the New Testament. As in any study of the long and murky text that is the Bible, it is possible to quarrel with Abramson on points large and small. However, his research is thorough, reflects the enormous literature relevant to the subjects covered, and presents the material in a way to make it both useful and provocative for scholars and students alike. <p> --Ira Sharkansky, professor emeritus of political science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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