ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book examines the political implications of stories in eighteen of the thirty-nine books of the Hebrew Bible and fifteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. There are many other great literary works that may also be mined for political insights, such as the Iliad, the Aeneid, and Shakespeare's tragedies and histories. The book provides the entire constitutional corpus once the Israelites are in the land and for a ceremony evoking curses on any violators of its provisions. The fundamental message of the New Testament is to accept Jesus as Christ. The message of accepting Jesus has political implications, but it is not fundamentally political. The Bible teaches that leaders are flawed. Moses, the greatest leader of the Hebrew Bible, has a fierce temper, which contributes to his downfall at the waters of Meribah.
