tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post3723077338008185799..comments2024-03-15T20:15:34.428+13:00Comments on ξενος: Did Moses invent Secular Government?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-27277531013428148762014-08-26T11:53:58.067+12:002014-08-26T11:53:58.067+12:00hi Micah welcome to the blog, if you find the refe...hi Micah welcome to the blog, if you find the reference i'd be glad to know, but also happy to take it on your say so :-)Jonathan Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295840754661890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-58550480325746022052014-06-05T05:19:02.116+12:002014-06-05T05:19:02.116+12:00Yes. There was a book I used for ANE research that...Yes. There was a book I used for ANE research that was quite explicit about this... I'll have to see if I could find it. A nation's "king" was always a "god-king" except with ancient Israel. It refered to Israel as "the first secular monarchy."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900722116531326873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-64470682680970440862014-05-27T08:40:09.408+12:002014-05-27T08:40:09.408+12:00Well yes, I didn't even think to check if the ...Well yes, I didn't even think to check if the thought had been offered earlier, but it was the reference to "some" authority that piqued my interest e.g. the clear indication that Joshua (and his successors) should not wield absolute power.Jonathan Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295840754661890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-13785202694124751202014-05-26T14:48:22.747+12:002014-05-26T14:48:22.747+12:00Though somewhat prefigured in Ex 28?Though somewhat prefigured in Ex 28?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com