The Violence of Scripture

Overcoming the Old Testament's Troubling Legacy

by: Eric A. Seibert

The Violence of Scripture
Author: Eric A. Seibert

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress

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Format: Paperback / softback

Publication date: 01 August 2012

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ISBN: 0800698258 ISBN 13: 9780800698256

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No one can read far in the Hebrew Bible without encountering depictions of violence carried out by human beings, sometimes in the name of God, or indeed violence carried out or commanded by Godfrom Cains murder of Abel to the slaughter of Canaanite populations and much. For those who read the Bible as sacred scripture, such depictions can pose tremendous moral and theological challenges.

Eric A. Seibert faces these challenges head-on, offering perspectives on the roles human and divine violence play in different parts of the Old Testament, evaluating the biblical presentation of virtuous violence, and proposing strategies for reading the Bible out of a commitment to nonviolence. At last he offers soundings in biblical texts where we encounter alternative voices, often neglected, that seek and announce ways of peace. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Augsburg Fortress

City: Minneapolis

Pages: 192

More info: height 227 mm width 152 mm weight 386 gr thickness 15 mm

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC23) 221.6 Library of Congress Subject: Violence in the Bible

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