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Israel

Biblical nation discussed as the origin of slave morality and priestly power.

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First appearance: first essay

Israel shows up with force in The Triumph of Jewish Revenge and the Paradox of the Cross. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The collective agent of the slave revolt, whose revenge and transvaluation of values achieved final victory through the symbol of the cross.
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