In Mesopotamia or Egypt, for example, the monarch had a god-like religious status. But this is not the case in Judaism. So that notion that religion can go on, when all the markers of power and trappings of monarchy disappear, ultimately serves the endurance of Judaism very well.
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| Name: Simon Schama Profession: Historian Nationality: British Birthday: February 13, 1945 |
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