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The violence of Scripture :

(Number (ISBN

1451424329

(Number (ISBN

9781451424324

Erroneous ISBN

0800698258

Erroneous ISBN

9780800698256

Title Proper

The violence of Scripture :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

overcoming the Old Testament's troubling legacy /

First Statement of Responsibility

Eric A. Seibert.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Minneapolis :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Fortress Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2012.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (x, 220 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Text of Note

Introduction: the Bible should never be used to harm others -- The Old Testament's troubling legacy -- The pervasive presence of "virtuous" violence in the Old Testament -- The danger of reading the Bible -- Developing good reading habits: becoming ethically responsible readers -- Reading the Old Testament nonviolently -- Confronting Canaanite genocide and its toxic afterlife -- Keeping the Old Testament from being used to justify war -- Preventing violence against women -- The necessity and urgency of reading the Old Testament nonviolently: some conclusions.

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No one can read far in the Old Testament without encountering numerous acts of violence that are sanctioned in the text and attributed to both God and humans. Over the years, these texts have been used to justify all sorts of violence: from colonizing people and justifying warfare, to sanctioning violence against women and children. Eric Seibert confrons the problem of "virtuous" violence and urges people to engage in an ethically responsible reading of these troublesome texts. He offers a variety of reading strategies designed to critique textually sanctioned violence, while still finding ways to use even the most difficult texts constructively, thus providing a desperately needed approach to the violence of Scripture that can help us live more peaceably in a world plagued by religious violence. --from publisher description.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Stock Number

22573/ctt22n42zg

Title

Violence of Scripture.

International Standard Book Number

9780800698256

Bible., Old Testament-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible., Old Testament-- Hermeneutics.

Bibel, Altes Testament

Bible., Old Testament.

Violence in the Bible.

Gewalt

Hermeneutics.

Hermeneutik

RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament

RELIGION-- Biblical Studies-- Old Testament.

RELIGION-- Judaism-- Sacred Writings.

Violence in the Bible.

REL-- 006210

REL-- 040040

REL006000

REL006090

REL006210

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Edition

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Book number

Seibert, Eric A.,1969-

Date of Transaction

20200822130523.0

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pn

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[Book]

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