The violence of Scripture : overcoming the Old Testament's troubling legacy / Eric A. Seibert.
Material type: TextPublisher: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: x, 220 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780800698256 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0800698258 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781451424324 (ebook)
- 1451424329 (ebook)
- 221.8/3036 23
- BS1199.V56 S45 2012
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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.