Debating Authority

The volume presents 20 articles of renowned European scholars on human leadership in the Hebrew Bible. Concepts like ¿priest¿, ¿prophet¿, ¿judge¿ and ¿king¿ are examined in a literary, historical, and theological perspective with special emphasis on conceptual changes and developments. It contributes to biblical theology as well as to the complex interplay between history of ancient Israel and literary history of the Hebrew Bible.