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Dec 12, 2020 · English. xii, 177 pages ; 22 cm. Examines the biblical story of the Exdous and shows its part in shaping Western political thought and action. Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-167) and index. Introduction : Exodus history -- The house of bondage : slaves in Egypt -- The murmurings : slaves in the wilderness -- The covenant : a ...
Aug 20, 2012 · Introduction : Exodus history -- The house of bondage : slaves in Egypt -- The murmurings : slaves in the wilderness -- The covenant : a free people -- The promised land -- Conclusion : Exodus politics. Examines the biblical story of the Exdous and shows its part in shaping Western political thought and action. Access-restricted-item.
Apr 22, 2016 · Haftarah Reading. Joshua 5:2 - 6:1. In Professor Michael Walzer's now-classic study of the political history of the Passover story, Exodus and Revolution (1985), he concludes with three fundamental teachings that illuminate the ongoing relevance of the narrative to our contemporary lives: #1: Wherever you are, it's probably Egypt: In Hebrew ...
Oct 9, 1986 · Michael Walzer documents how the Exodus story has inspired and driven revolutions for the past 3200 years, including the English and the American Revolutions. Using Exodus as a template, Walzer explores the features and problems revolutionaries from Moses to the present have encountered and the solutions they have adopted to keep their ...
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Michael Walzer's Exodus and Revolution (Basic. Books) is principally a contemporary reading of the Old Testament story. Yet it also touches on revolu. tionary politics and biblical and narrative interpretation; and it refers to the relationship between secular and re. ligious realms, between "paradigms" and actual events, between a particularly ...
Looking at the opening to Michael Walzer's "Exodus and Revolution" and discussing its contemporary echoes.
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Jan 1, 1985 · 114 books132 followers. Follow. Michael Walzer is a Jewish American political philosopher and public intellectual. A professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, he is editor of the political-intellectual quarterly Dissent. He has written books and essays on a wide range of topics, including just and unjust ...
