Violence in the Hebrew Bible : between text and reception / edited by Jacques van Ruiten, Koert van Bekkum.
Contributor(s): Ruiten, J. van (Jacques) [editor.]
| Bekkum, K. van [editor.]
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TextSeries: Oudtestamentische studiën: v. 79.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]Description: x, 438 pages : illustrations color ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789004434677; 9004434674Subject(s): Violence in the Bible | Violence -- Biblical teaching | Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etcDDC classification: 221.8/3036 LOC classification: BS1199.V56 | V575 2020Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part 1. Violence in the Hebrew Bible. Religious Violence and the Hebrew Bible / Jacques van Ruiten -- The Ubiquitous Language of Violence in the Hebrew Bible / David J. A. Clines -- Violence with Humour: Is This Possible in the Hebrew Bible? / Heather McKay.
Part 2. Violence in the Torah. Violence in the Flood Narrative: Text and Reception / Koert van Bekkum -- The Murderous God of Genesis 22 (the Akedah) in Three Recent Public Discourses: a Popular British Anti-Religious Book, a US Television Series, and a South African Poem / Christo Lombaard -- Narratives of Violence in Numbers 25: Between Text and Reception / Miracle Ajah -- The Canaanites in Deuteronomy 7 and the Book of Jubilees / Jacques van Ruiten.
Part 3. Violence in the Former Prophets. Violence in the Book of Joshua / J. Cornelis de Vos -- Two Poles of the Exodus: Conquest as the Oppressive Pole in Joshua 6:21 / Ntozakhe Simon Cezula -- Jael: Mighty Hero or Slippery Man-Slayer? Perspectives on the Interpretation of Judges 4-5, Then and Now / June Dickie -- Benjamin's Brides: Different Forms of Violence in Judges 21 / Klaas Spronk -- God Appeased by Homicide? 2 Samuel 21:1-14 in View of Some Hittite and Assyrian Parallels / Paul Sanders -- Yhwh's War with Whom? Foreign Deities and the Biblical Portrayal of Kings / Izaak J. d Hulster.
Part 4. Violence in the Latter Prophets. Divine Tears Over Divine Violence: God's Lament in the Oracle Against Moab in Jeremiah 48 / Eric Peels -- Reading the Book of Micah as Mediation Between Two Perspectives on the Enemy / Wim de Bruin -- A Critical Reflection on the Presentation and Reception of Yahweh as a Violent Deity in the Book of Nahum / Wilhelm J. Wessels.
Part 5. Violence in the Writings. Scheming Violence in the Psalms / Matthew Lynch -- "Knock the Little Bastards' Brains Out": Reception History and Theological Interpretation of Psalm 137:9 / Arie Versluis -- Esther 9 Through the Lens of Diaspora: the Exegetical and Ethical Dilemmas of the Massacres in Susa and Beyond / Tsaurayi K. Mapfeka.