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the Service of the King Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah Nili Sacher Fox |
In Jewish antiquity, as in modernity, titles were conferred on persons both as identifying markers of their function-related roles in society and as honorary epithets assigning specific status. In the Service of the King examines the external and internal forces that shaped the use of titles in ancient Jewish society. In this significant contribution to biblical research, Nili Sacher Fox analyzes the titles and roles of civil officials and functionaries—including key ministers of the central government, regional administrators, and palace attendants—in Israel and Judah during the monarchic period. Fox examines nineteen titles that fall into three categories: status-related titles, function-related titles, and miscellaneous designations that could be held by a variety of functionaries. A secondary focus of Fox's inquiry is a widely debated issue—assessment of the impact of foreign influence on the Israeli state-organizations. | 1.
Introduction 2. Questions of Methodology 3. Status-Related Titles 4. Function-Related Titles 5. Miscellaneous Designations 6. Aspects of Administration Revealed in Inscriptions 7. Conclusions |
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by Hebrew Union College Press $49.95s cloth / ISBN 0-8143-2935-7 352 pages / 6 x 9 2000 |
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