Biblical games
Subtitle: game theory and the Hebrew Bible
By: Steven J. Brams.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Game theory
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Originally published: 1980.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: The Creation and Its Aftermath; title: 2.1 Introduction 10; title: 2.2 The Creation of the World 11; title: 2.3 The Question of Free Will 12; title: 2.4 The Imposition of Constraints 14; title: 2.5 Eve's Temptation by the Serpent 21; title: 2.6 Eve's Offer to Adam 24; title: 2.7 The Punishment of Adam and Eve 28; title: 2.8 Conclusions 33; title: The Meaning of Faith; title: 3.1 Introduction 36; title: 3.2 Abraham's Sacrifice 37; title: 3.3 Jephthah's Sacrifice 45; title: 3.4 Other Interpretations and Conclusions 51; title: Family Conflict; title: 4.1 Introduction 54; title: 4.2 Cain and Abel 55; title: 4.3 Jacob and Esau 59; title: 4.4 Joseph and His Brothers 66; title: 4.5 Conclusions 76; title: Protracted Conflict; title: 5.1 Introduction 78; title: 5.2 Enter Moses 80; title: 5.3 God the Agent Provocateur 82; title: 5.4 The Main Event 86; title: 5.5 A New Challenge 89; title: 5.6 Dissension in the Ranks 94; title: 5.7 More Dissension, More Retribution 98; title: 5.8 Conclusions 103; title: Just Agreements and Wise Arbitration; title: 6.1 Introduction 106; title: 6.2 Rahab and the Spies 107; title: 6.3 Joshua's Deception by the Gibeonites 113; title: 6.4 Solomon's Wisdom 118; title: 6.5 Conclusions 123; title: Royal Conflict; title: 7.1 Introduction 126; title: 7.2 Saul's Tenuous Position 127; title: 7.3 Conflict with David 132; title: 7.4 Esther's Intercession 139; title: 7.5 Conclusions 146; title: Conflict Between the Sexes; title: 8.1 Introduction 148; title: 8.2 A Love Triangle: Nabal, Abigail, and David 149; title: 8.3 Samson's Revenge 153; title: 8.4 The Cashiering of Queen Vashti 160; title: 8.5 Conclusions 163; title: Theory, Evidence, and Findings; title: 9.1 Evaluation of the Theory 166; title: 9.2 Evaluation of the Evidence 169; title: 9.3 Concluding Remarks on God 173; title: Beyond Biblical Games; title: 10.1 Introduction 178; title: 10.2 What if Abraham Had Refused to Sacrifice Isaac? 179; title: 10.3 The Revelation Game 185; title: 10.4 Conclusions 193.