Theocracy and the Rule of Law: A Novel Josephan Doctrine and Its Modern Misconceptions
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Returning to the roots of the notion of ‘‘theocracy’’ helps elucidate this much maligned and misunderstood concept. In popular modern discourse, this term is often used to censure fundamentalist religious leadership that undermines lawful values. Academic scholarship, which applies this label in a more neutral manner, likewise associates it with an absence of formal rules, what Martin Buber famously described as a state of spiritual anarchy. In this article, I will explore the origins of this term in the writings of Josephus, which reveals a very different, almost opposite notion of theocracy that is grounded in the rule of law and constitutionalism.
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