From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis. By Matthew R. Schlimm

This monograph is a revised dissertation written at Duke University under the tutelage of James Crenshaw. After giving an introductory overview of the project, Schlimm organizes matters into three major sections: Section 1 (containing chs. 2–6) examines the problems inherent in translating human emo...

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Main Author: Kaminsky, Joel (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2013
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 64, Issue: 1, Pages: 177-179
Review of:From fratricide to forgiveness (Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2011) (Kaminsky, Joel)
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Summary:This monograph is a revised dissertation written at Duke University under the tutelage of James Crenshaw. After giving an introductory overview of the project, Schlimm organizes matters into three major sections: Section 1 (containing chs. 2–6) examines the problems inherent in translating human emotions cross-culturally and then presents a fairly comprehensive view of the Hebrew words and idioms used to express anger; in Section 2 (chs. 7–8) he surveys the field of biblical ethics and puts forward his view of how the narratives in Genesis might inform ethical discussion today; Section 3 (chs.
ISSN:1477-4607
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jts/flt048