Item 254188. THE AM HA-ARETZ, THE ANCIENT HEBREW PARLIAMENT, A CHAPTER IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF ANCIENT ISRAEL [WITH AUTHOR'S GIFT SLIP]

THE AM HA-ARETZ, THE ANCIENT HEBREW PARLIAMENT, A CHAPTER IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF ANCIENT ISRAEL [WITH AUTHOR'S GIFT SLIP]

Philadelphia; J. H. Greenstone, 1909. Item #42150

1st edition. Original Cloth. 8vo. [2], 95 pages. 24 cm. With tipped in slip printed, “With the author's compliments. ” Study of Am-Haaretz originally presented as lectures at the Jewish Theological Seminary by Mayer Sulzberger (1843–1923) , U. S. Jurist and communal leader. Contents: I. Political Power of Am ha-aretz. The Edah, Nesiini and Zekenim - The Am ha-aretz - The Am-ha-aretz of the Hittites - The Downfall of Athaliah - The Scene of the Revolution - The Am ha-aretz and the Later Kings - The Am ha-aretz (Rosh ha-Keruim) , elects Saul. II. Its Judicial Power. The Trial of Jeremiah - The Trial of Naboth - III. The Witness of Literature. Am ha-aretz in the Literature - Rosh in the Literature - The Judgment of Solomon - Conclusion - Map of Temple Hill. Subjects: Am Haarez. Jews - Politics and government. Judaism - History - Ancient period. Mayer Sulzberger “was closely associated with Isaac Leeser, and assisted that scholar in editing The Occident, contributing to it a partial translation of Maimonides' "Moreh Nebukim." After Leeser's death Sulzberger edited vol. xxvi. of The Occident. He was one of the founders of the Young Men's Hebrew Association, which he served as president; and he has taken great interest in the Jewish Hospital of Philadelphia, of which he has been vice-president since 1880. He was from the beginning (in 1888) chairman of the publication committee of the Jewish Publication Society of America; was one of the original trustees of the Baron de Hirsch fund; and interested himself in the establishment of agricultural colonies at Woodbine, N. J., and in Connecticut.Sulzberger had one of the best private libraries in America; it contained a very large number of Hebraica and Judaica” (WIkipedia). Ex-jewish library with usual marks to endpapers, no marks to title page or text pags. Very good condition thus. (BIBLE-14-13).

Price: $100.00

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