The Violent Gift traces the narrative of the exilic author of the
Deuteronomistic History, a narrative that provides an explanation
for the trauma that the Judean community in Babylon suffered. As
the book follows this explanation through the History, however, it
also reads Dtr through the lens of trauma theory. Massive psychic
trauma is not something that can be captured within narrative
explanation, and trauma intrudes into the narrative's explanation
of the exiles' trauma. Trauma challenges the claims upon which the
narrative's explanation is based, thus subverting this attempt to
make sense of the exile. The author argues that we can trace a
single, coherent narrative throughout the Deuteronomistic History
that is an attempt to explain to its original readers why the exile
occurred. The narrative offers two reasons for the exile, and these
form the two main themes of Dtr's narrative: the people failed in
their covenantal loyalty to God; and their leadership also failed
to enforce this loyalty. These themes can be traced consistently
through all of the component books of the History.
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Release date: |
May 2012 |
| First published: |
March 2012 |
| Authors: |
David Janzen
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
288 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-43692-4 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
English
|
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-567-43692-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780567436924 |
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