Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic Life of Ancient Israel.(Book review)

Hebrew Studies Journal | January 1, 2008| | Copyright

TEMPLES, TITHES, AND TAXES: THE TEMPLE AND THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL. By Marty E. Stevens. Pp. xi + 209. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 2006. Paper, $24.95.

As the subtitle suggests the concern of this study is the place of the temple in the economic life of ancient Israel. Since proper economic studies of ancient Israel are rather rare, this promises to fill a gap. Also, the author has been a Certificated Public Accountant and a financial management executive, which has its advantages but also its disadvantages. When a number of ancient practices ...

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