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Seeking the Favor of God, Vol. I: The Origins of Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism (Early Judaism and Its Literature)
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Excerpt - on Page 101: " ... THE AFFIRMATION OF DIVINE RIGHTEOUSNESS IN EARLY PENITENTIAL PRAYERS: A SIGN OF JUDAISM'S ENTRY INTO THE AXIAL AGE William Morrow INTRODUCTION Petitionary prayers made on behalf of Second Temple Jewish communities often use penitential motifs. ... "

Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World
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Excerpt - on Page 133: " ... As we saw in chapter 2, the material life in Axial Age societies, as compared to that in Bronze and Archaic Iron Age societies, was more democratic and inclusive of the average ... "

The Venture of Islam, Volume 1: The Classical Age of Islam
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Excerpt - on Page 106: " ... forms of elaboration to be found in different areas. Fundamental changes took place everywhere, especially during what we call the Axial Age (800-200 BC). At that time, letters ceased being the monopoly of a priestly scribal class and became widespread among a ... "

The Human Drama: World History : From the Beginning to 500 C.E. (v. 1)
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Excerpt - on Page 143: " ... ACT FCUP THE AXIAL AGE (700 - 500 B.C.E.) The nomadic invasions of the second millennium B.C.E. ... "

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