| Exodus and Revolution Revised Edition Contributor(s): Walzer, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465021638 ISBN-13: 9780465021635 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1986 Annotation: Noted political philosopher Michael Walzer offers a moving meditation on the political meanings of the biblical story of Exodus. "Walzer knows his Bible. He stands in the growing ranks of contemporary academicians who are discovering in biblical and rabbinic sources a literature rich with significance for modern man".--Chaim Potok, "Philadelphia Inquirer". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 222.120 |
| LCCN: 84045306 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.45 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The noted political philosopher offers a moving meditation on the political meanings of the biblical story of Exodus -- from oppression to deliverance and the promised land. "A rewarding book -- elegantly written, subtly argued, full of stimulating suggestions". -- John Gross, New York Times "An important book. . . . Walzer shows the real power of the Exodus story as a political document an convincingly demonstrate how it has shaped later thinking about revolutionary alternatives". -- Robert Alter, Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley |