- Description
- 1 online resource (x, 220 p.)
- Uniform Title
- Violence of Scripture (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Violence of Scripture (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-209) and indexes.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction: the Bible should never be used to harm others -- The Old Testament's troubling legacy -- The pervasive presence of "virtuous" violence in the Old Testament -- The danger of reading the Bible -- Developing good reading habits: becoming ethically responsible readers -- Reading the Old Testament nonviolently -- Confronting Canaanite genocide and its toxic afterlife -- Keeping the Old Testament from being used to justify war -- Preventing violence against women -- The necessity and urgency of reading the Old Testament nonviolently: some conclusions.
- LCCN
- 2012007894
- OCLC
- ssj0000784554
- Author
Seibert, Eric A., 1969-
- Title
The violence of Scripture [electronic resource] : overcoming the Old Testament's troubling legacy / Eric A. Seibert.
- Imprint
Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2012.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-209) and indexes.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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