Laying down the sword: why we can't ignore the Bible's violent verses
Philip Jenkins identifies the "holy amnesia" that, while allowing scriptural religions to grow and adapt, has demanded a nearly wholesale suppression of the Bible's most aggressive passages, leaving them dangerously dormant for extremists to revive in times of conflict. Jenkins lays b...
| Subtitles: | Why we can't ignore the Bible's violent verses |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York
HarperOne
c2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Peace
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Apologetics B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| 520 | |a Philip Jenkins identifies the "holy amnesia" that, while allowing scriptural religions to grow and adapt, has demanded a nearly wholesale suppression of the Bible's most aggressive passages, leaving them dangerously dormant for extremists to revive in times of conflict. Jenkins lays bare the whole Bible, without compromise or apology, and equips us with tools for reading even the most unsettling texts, from the slaughter of the Canaanites to the alarming rhetoric of the book of Revelation--From publisher description | ||
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