American Zion : the Old Testament as a political text from the Revolution to the Civil War /

The Bible has always been an integral part of American political culture. Yet in the years before the Civil War, it was the Old Testament that influenced political rhetoric. This book explores how this powerful predicliction for Old Testament narratives & rhetoric shaped a wide range of debates...

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Main Author: Shalev, Eran, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. ; London, U.K. : Yale University Press, [2013]
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