Ancient Israel: its life and institutions /
Roland de Vaux, translated by John McHugh.
- 2nd.
- GREAT BRITAIN : Darton, Longman & Todd , 1973.
- 592 pages ; 21 cm.
A/c 560312 (c1) A/c 408310 (c2). Translator's note. Introduction - Nomadism and its survival. Part I - Family Institutions. 1 The family. 2 Marriage. 3 The position of women. Widows. 4 Children. 5 Succession and inheritance. 6 Death and funeral rites. Part II - Civil Institutions. 1 Population. 2 The free population: its divisions. 3 Slaves. 4 The Israelite concept of the state. 5 The person of the King. 6 The royal household. 7 The principal officials of ths king. 8 The administration of the kingdom. 9 Finance and public works. 10 Law and justice. 11 Economic life. 12 Divisions of time. 13 Weights and measures. Part III - Military institutions. 1 The arms of Israel. 2 Fortified cities and siege warfare. 3 Armaments. 4 War. 5 The holy war. Part IV - Religious institutions. 1 Semitic sanctuaries. 2 The first Israelite sanctuaries. 3 The temple at Jerusalem. 4 The centralization of the cult. 5 The priestly office. 6 The Levites. 7 The priestshood in Jerusalem under the monarchy. 8 The priesthood after the exile. 9 Altars. 10 The ritual of sacrifice. 11 The history of sacrifice in Israel. 12 The origin of Israelite ritual. 13 The religious significance of sacrifice. 14 Secondary acts of the cult. 15 The liturgical calendar. 16 The sabbath day. 17 The ancient feasts of Israel. 18 The later feasts. Bibliography. Indexes.