Portrayals of Economic Exchange in the Book of Kings
- ISBN-10
- 9004223932
- ISBN-13
- 9789004223936
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 222
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-17
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Author
- Roger S. Nam
Description
Drawing on the Polanyian categories of reciprocity, redistribution and market trade, this book examines the exchange narratives within 1 and 2 Kings in an effort to clarify the nature of the economic structures behind the biblical text.
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