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The Bible in politics :

Bauckham, Richard.

The Bible in politics : how to read the Bible politically / Richard Bauckham. - 2nd ed. - Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, 2011. - xxi, 166 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-161) and indexes.

Issues in interpretation -- Holiness for the people: Leviticus 19 -- Wisdom for the powerful: Proverbs 31:1-9 -- Songs for the oppressed: Psalms 10 and 126 -- Taxing questions: Jesus on taxation -- The fallen city: Revelation 18 -- Exodus and service: freedom in the Bible -- The book of Esther and the Jewish Holocaust -- The Genesis flood and the nuclear holocaust -- The political Christ: a concluding reflection.

9780664237080 (alk. paper) 0664237088 (alk. paper)

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Bible--Hermeneutics.


Bible and politics.
Christianity and politics--Biblical teaching.

BS680.P45 / B38 2011

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