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J. P. Brown, Divine Kingship Previous study has either ignored the structure of Sirach or despaired of finding any. There is, however, a degree of order to be found in the Book. Between a prologue and an epilogue, eight sections are grouped into two major divisions. Seven of the eight sections are introduced by wisdom poems which create a composite portrait of wisdom and serve to preview the issues discussed in each section. Each section has its own internal logic and structure. It seems likely that the various sections originated äs »lecture cycles« and existed separately before they were collected into the present book. From Divine Kingship to Dispersal of Power In the Mediterranean City-State1 By John Pairman Brown (1630 Arch St., Berkeley/California 94709) Moses Finley's valuable but oblique study of ancient politics is helpfully summarized in the Cambridge paperback edition: Finley ... argues that politics come into play only in societies in which binding public decisions are made by discussion followed by a vote. The participants and the voters need not be the whole adult (or male) population but they must extend well beyond the small circle of a ruler (or Junta), his family and his intimates.
Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft – de Gruyter
Published: Jan 1, 1993
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