Created Equal -- How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought



	Created Equal How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought Oxford University Press, October 15, 2008 A National Jewish Book Award Finalist Throughout the ancient world the truth was self-evident: All men were not created equal. Joshua Berman’s Created Equal reveals a document of history’s first blueprint for a society where theology, politics, and economics embrace egalitarian ideals, by reconstituting ancient norms and institutions. That revolutionary document is the Hebrew Bible.	Joshua A. Berman Created Equal was funded under a research grant from the Shalem Center
Joshua Berman discusses why he wrote Created Equal	Praise for Created Equal "In my view, this is a must-read book." – Norman K Gottwald, Adjunct Professor, The Pacific School of Religion Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, New York Theological Seminary "Joshua Berman has written a superb, scholarly and paradigm-shifting work on the Hebrew Bible." – Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth "Clear, invitingly written and well-argued, Created Equal presents a challenging thesis that is sure to be of interest to biblical scholars and laymen alike." – James Kugel, author of How to Read the Bible and former Starr Professor of Hebrew Literature, Harvard University © Copyright 2009 Joshua Berman
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