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The violence of Scripture : overcoming the Old Testament's troubling legacy / Eric A. Seibert.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: x, 220 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780800698256 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0800698258 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781451424324 (ebook)
  • 1451424329 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.8/3036 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1199.V56 S45 2012
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BS1199.V56 S45 2012 Available 31794003091346
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Course Reserve (Ask for items at Service Desk) BS1199.V56 S45 2012 Available 35898001674106

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and indexes.

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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