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Encountering Violence in the Bible (Hardcover, New)
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Encountering Violence in the Bible (Hardcover, New)
Series: The Bible in the Modern World, 55
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Our world is full of violence, with repeated acts of terrorism and
generally rising rates of violent criminal acts as the most obvious
forms of the phenomenon in the Western world. It even reached the
peaceful shores of Norway in the summer of 2011. This was one of
the reasons why the first international meeting of the Norwegian
Summer Academy for Biblical Studies was devoted to the topic
'Violence as an Ethical Challenge in the Bible'. Eighteen biblical
scholars from nine different countries (Joshua Berman, Lennart
Bostrom, Friedmann Eissler, Torleif Elgvin, LarsOlov Eriksson,
Karin Finsterbusch, Georg Fischer, Terence E. Fretheim, Hallvard
Hagelia, Dana M. Harris, Robert L. Hubbard, Jr, Arstein Justnes,
Gordon McConville, Kirsten Nielsen, Tommy Wasserman, Karl William
Weyde, Peter Wick and Markus Zehnder) met on the beautiful premises
of Ansgar Theological Seminary to discuss some of the most
fundamental aspects of the topic. The papers presented at the
conference are collected in the present volume, dealing mostly with
the Hebrew Bible, but covering also the New Testament, Jewish
literature from the Second Temple period and the Qur'an. The
contributions reflect a refreshing variety of scholarly and
theological approaches. One of the fundamental questions addressed
in several studies is how biblical texts justifying violence can be
properly understood and used today. Other questions raised are how
violent some of the often-criticized biblical passages really are
and how violence can be overcome.
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Imprint: |
Sheffield Phoenix Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Bible in the Modern World, 55 |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Editors: |
Markus Zehnder
• Hallvard Hagelia
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Laminated cover
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Pages: |
322 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-909697-01-0 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-909697-01-X |
Barcode: |
9781909697010 |
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