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The Biblical Roots of American Constitutionalism
From "I Am the Lord" to "We the People"
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2021
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According to the conventional wisdom American constitutional democracy stemmed from Athenian democracy, Roman Law, English legal practices, and the Magna Carta. This book agrees that democracy was born in Athens. However, as the title suggests, the thesis of this book claims that constitutionalism in the sense of an agreed text sanctioning procedures of legislation, government, and power flow germinated in pre-state Israel better known as Israel of the Judges. The thesis of the book consists of three concepts: (1) The roots of American constitutionalism are in biblical Israel; this concept has been debated by scholars of constitutional history. (2) Proto-Israel also known as Israel of the Judges had no king as the Book of Judges claims; however it had a covenant which it enforced. Naturally, this belief is as old as the Bible; however, its proof is new. (3) American constitutionalism did not stem from studying and applying biblical recipes. It rather evolved through a sequence of embodiments each passing on the torch of essential traditions to its heir. This concept is new. The book is not intended to shake your understanding of the constitution; however it will answer questions you might have asked or even questions you never asked.
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2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-3721-5
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978-1-7936-3722-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
162
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 12
Chapter 1 Once Upon a Time . . . No access Pages 13 - 22
Chapter 2 The Difference between Political Concessions and Constitutional Liberties No access Pages 23 - 34
Chapter 3 The Covenant of Israel No access Pages 35 - 46
Chapter 4 The Covenantal Society No access Pages 47 - 56
Chapter 5 The Covenantal Society, Structure, Organization, and Power Flow No access Pages 57 - 72
Chapter 6 Justice Administration in Biblical Israel No access Pages 73 - 82
Chapter 7 Inventing a Covenantal Society Is Impossible No access Pages 83 - 92
Chapter 8 Covenantal Psychology No access Pages 93 - 100
Chapter 9 Evolution Tree No access Pages 101 - 114
Chapter 10 God Gave Moses the Law No access Pages 115 - 120
Chapter 11 The Supremacy of the Law No access Pages 121 - 126
Chapter 12 Evolution, Customs, and Law No access Pages 127 - 138
Bibliography No access Pages 139 - 154
Index No access Pages 155 - 160
About the Author No access Pages 161 - 162
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