The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel by moshe halbertal and stephen holmes princeton, 232 pages, $ 27.95 (firstthings.com)
The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuelby moshe halbertal and stephen holmesprinceton, 232 pages, $ 27.95 Jews and Christians ought to be proud of having a Bible that contains pro-God and anti-God material. (firstthings.com)
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