Jewish Theocracy
Government ruled by the Torah and halakha, with rabbinical courts, judges or kings under religious authority, Judaism as the state religion and rejection of assimilation, inspired by the biblical kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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In one sentence
I want a state ruled by the Torah and halakha, with rabbinical courts, judges or a king under God's law, and family landholdings.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 98% of the 248 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 56This ideology 1
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Intervention
On Intervention, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 53This ideology 55
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
King David
According to the Bible, David united the tribes of Israel, conquered Jerusalem and made it his capital, defeated the Philistines, brought the Ark to the city and built a centralized kingdom, and tradition attributes the Psalms to him and the line of the Messiah.
Closest, by dimension
Politically13th Dalai Lama (Thubten Gyatso)Religious leader and head of state96%
SociallyFyodor DostoevskyWriter98%
EconomicallyAristotlePhilosopher99%
Other compatible profiles
Political theorySayyid QutbIslamist theorist95%
PoliticsViktor OrbánStatesman95%
PoliticsEngelbert DollfussDictator95%
ActivismNick FuentesPolitical commentator and streamer94%
Political theoryJulius EvolaPhilosopher94%
ReligionThomas AquinasTheologian and philosopher93%
PhilosophyJoseph de MaistrePhilosopher93%
PoliticsJD VanceVice President of the United States93%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Kingdom of Israel
c. 1047–930 a.C.A monarchy uniting the Hebrew tribes under Saul, David and Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel concentrated power in a king anointed by a prophet, with Jerusalem and the Temple as its religious center, the law of the Torah, tribal levies and expansion over its neighbors.
Other close countries
Afghanistan
Theocratic emirateAn Islamic emirate ruled by the Taliban since 2021, Afghanistan is governed by a clerical supreme leader who imposes a strict interpretation of sharia, bars women from education and work, and faces economic crisis and isolation.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyHungaryNational-illiberal republic93%
SociallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region94%
EconomicallyFranceSocial-republican republic95%
The most distant
Kingdom of Israel
c. 1047–930 a.C.A monarchy uniting the Hebrew tribes under Saul, David and Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel concentrated power in a king anointed by a prophet, with Jerusalem and the Temple as its religious center, the law of the Torah, tribal levies and expansion over its neighbors.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAncient Egyptc. 3100–30 a.C.94%
SociallyByzantine Empire330–145396%
EconomicallyGran Colombia1819–183198%
The most distant
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