A Political History of the Bible in America.
Hanson, Paul D.
A Political History of the Bible in America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (695 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- Story, Identity, and Making Sense of the Bible -- PART 1 A Historical Retrospective on the Relation between the Bible and Politics in the United States -- Introduction -- The Theocratic Model of the Puritans -- The Challenge of the Prophetic-Dialectical Model -- The Revolutionary Period and the Lure of the Apocalyptic Model -- Church and State in the Founding Documents -- The Church-State Partnership of the Antebellum Years -- The Gilded Age -- Twentieth-Century Challenges -- The Twenty-First Century's Perilous Debut -- PART 2 Politics in the Bible -- Defining a Suitable Interpretive Method -- Charismatic Rule -- Monarchy -- Prophetic Politics -- The Politics of Amos -- The Politics of Hosea -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- Isaiah 40-55 -- Haggai and Zechariah -- The Jewish Commonwealth and a Politics of Accommodation -- Isaiah 24-27, 56-66 -- Ezekiel 38-39 -- Zechariah 9-14 -- Malachi -- Sapiential Politics in Proverbs, Sirach, Job, and Ecclesiastes -- The Apocalyptic Politics of the Book of Daniel and the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Roman Occupation and Jewish Political Responses -- The Politics of the New Testament -- The Politics of Jesus -- The Politics of the Apostle Paul -- The Church Accommodates Itself to a World Not About to End -- The Book of Revelation -- The Politics of the Four Gospels and Acts of the Apostles -- Epilogue -- What Is the Bible's Message for Today? -- Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.
From the PrologueIn invoking the metaphor of story, we have begun to build the case for an under- standing of political process that reclaims the historical dimension of nation- hood and the essential role of memory in fostering a vibrant and just society while at the same time taking.
9781611646085
Bible and politics -- United States.
Politics in the Bible.
Christianity and politics -- United States.
United States -- Church history.
Electronic books.
BR515 -- .H367 2015eb
220.0973
A Political History of the Bible in America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (695 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- Story, Identity, and Making Sense of the Bible -- PART 1 A Historical Retrospective on the Relation between the Bible and Politics in the United States -- Introduction -- The Theocratic Model of the Puritans -- The Challenge of the Prophetic-Dialectical Model -- The Revolutionary Period and the Lure of the Apocalyptic Model -- Church and State in the Founding Documents -- The Church-State Partnership of the Antebellum Years -- The Gilded Age -- Twentieth-Century Challenges -- The Twenty-First Century's Perilous Debut -- PART 2 Politics in the Bible -- Defining a Suitable Interpretive Method -- Charismatic Rule -- Monarchy -- Prophetic Politics -- The Politics of Amos -- The Politics of Hosea -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- Isaiah 40-55 -- Haggai and Zechariah -- The Jewish Commonwealth and a Politics of Accommodation -- Isaiah 24-27, 56-66 -- Ezekiel 38-39 -- Zechariah 9-14 -- Malachi -- Sapiential Politics in Proverbs, Sirach, Job, and Ecclesiastes -- The Apocalyptic Politics of the Book of Daniel and the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Roman Occupation and Jewish Political Responses -- The Politics of the New Testament -- The Politics of Jesus -- The Politics of the Apostle Paul -- The Church Accommodates Itself to a World Not About to End -- The Book of Revelation -- The Politics of the Four Gospels and Acts of the Apostles -- Epilogue -- What Is the Bible's Message for Today? -- Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.
From the PrologueIn invoking the metaphor of story, we have begun to build the case for an under- standing of political process that reclaims the historical dimension of nation- hood and the essential role of memory in fostering a vibrant and just society while at the same time taking.
9781611646085
Bible and politics -- United States.
Politics in the Bible.
Christianity and politics -- United States.
United States -- Church history.
Electronic books.
BR515 -- .H367 2015eb
220.0973