Subject: The Shape of Authority of Israelite Tradition
Date: 31 Jan 99 08:21:30 -0800
Dear List People,
I am interested in the shape of selected Israelite traditions that created
and maintained various types of authority in Ancient Israel, and in how it
was that they were variously applied to specific historical situations. For
example, how do the Sinai traditions function to legitimate cultic law, how
does the notion of an eternal dynasty serve the political ambitions of David
and his descendants, how does the traditions of the promises to Abraham or
Psalm 2 justify political imperialism, or how does the Dueteronomic emphasis
on the "chosen people" sanction invasion with the context of war ideology?
When did these traditions take shape and what political programs did they
serve and when?