01283nam a2200289 a 4500 20260119070736.0 2022-09-07 15:30:38 0802839940 1 0 eng 291.177093 D139-L38 Launderville, Dale Author Piety and politics The dynamics of royal authority in Homeric Greece, biblical Israel, and old Babylonian Mesopotamia Dale Launderville U.S.A. William B. Eerdmans 2003 407tr. Hardcover 24cm Ancient kings who did not honor the gods overlooked an indispensable means for ruling effectively in their communities. In many traditional societies, royal authority was regarded as a divine gift bestowed according to the quality of the king's relationship to God or the gods and to the people. The tension and the harmony within these human and divine relationships demanded that the king repeatedly strive to integrate the community's piety with his political strategies. Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- Israel https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/9/7/_41395150_140.jpg Cover Image 8944 8944 0 0 0 0 TVCD TVCD 2026-01-20 0.00 0 TVCD-8944 0.00 BK