TY  - BOOK
AU  - Launderville, Dale
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TI  - Piety and politics
SN  - 0802839940
U1  - 291.177093 
CY  - U.S.A.
KW  - Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- Israel
N2  - 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
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