Le concept de pouvoir dans le judaïsme : Réflexions sur la Bible comme modèle
The Conception of Power in Judaism: The Bible as a Model

Summary/Abstract: The paper explores the way the Bible works as a model in the field of Jewish political theory. Departing from the well-known monarchic principle, it describes the “diarchic” system of the Second Temple Period, and the “three crowns” theory invented by the Tannaitic rabbis. The diarchy recognizes two political domains, sacerdotal and royal, while the “three crowns” theory divides the public domain into the “crown of the Torah”, the “priestly crown” and the “crown of the kingship”. It appears that the Bible functions as a legitimizing device, through quotation and interpretation, and not as a repository of an immutable conception of power.

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