Uncovering violence: reading biblical narratives as an ethical project
Uncovering Violence seeks to provide a theoretical vocabulary for the various forms that violence can take-including textual violence, interpretive violence, moral injury, and slow violence-and to offer a fresh ethical reading of violence in the biblical text.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Louisville
Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Cottrill, Amy C., Uncovering violence : Reading Biblical Narratives as an Ethical Project] (2022) (Matheny, Jennifer M.)
[Rezension von: Cottrill, Amy C., Uncovering violence : Reading Biblical Narratives as an Ethical Project] (2022) (Hintze-Pothen, Domani) |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Violence in the Bible
B Electronic books B Bible.-Old Testament-Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Uncovering Violence seeks to provide a theoretical vocabulary for the various forms that violence can take-including textual violence, interpretive violence, moral injury, and slow violence-and to offer a fresh ethical reading of violence in the biblical text. Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Challenge: Recognizing and Encountering Violence and Its Effects -- 1. Sisera's Mother at the Window in Judges 5: Warfare, Moral Injury, and the Humanization of the Enemy -- 2. Samson, Masculinity, and Violence in Judges 13-16 -- 3. The Slow Violence of the Book of Ruth -- 4. Abigail and the Poisonous Knowledge of Violence -- Conclusion-Bearing Witness to Biblical Violence: A Final Reflection -- Selected Bibliography -- Scripture Index -- Subject Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (153 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64698-218-9 |
