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041 _a0 eng
082 _a291.177093
082 _bD139-L38
100 _aLaunderville, Dale
100 _eAuthor
245 _aPiety and politics
245 _bThe dynamics of royal authority in Homeric Greece, biblical Israel, and old Babylonian Mesopotamia
245 _cDale Launderville
260 _aU.S.A.
260 _bWilliam B. Eerdmans
260 _c2003
300 _a407tr.
300 _bHardcover
300 _c24cm
520 _aAncient 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.
650 _aKings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- Israel
856 4 _uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/9/7/_41395150_140.jpg
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