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The Violence of Scripture
Language: en
Pages: 234
Authors: Eric A. Seibert
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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No one can read far in the Old Testament without encountering numerous acts of violence that are sanctioned in the text and attributed to both God and humans. O
Violence in Scripture
Language: en
Pages: 302
Authors: Jerome F.D. Creach
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-01 - Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

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The Bible frequently depicts God as angry and violent, and sometimes depicts human violence as positive or even as commanded by God. This forms one of the most
Does the Bible Justify Violence?
Language: en
Pages: 68
Authors: John Joseph Collins
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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In this clarifying essay, renowned biblical scholar John Collins delves into the lethal side of the biblical text, asking whether the Bible endorses or even fom
The Violence of the Biblical God
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: L. Daniel Hawk
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Eerdmans

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The problem of the violent God -- Creation ruined and remade -- Yahweh's new approach -- The grand entrance -- A covenant made and remade -- God and kings -- Th
Violence and Nonviolence in Scripture
Language: en
Pages: 113
Authors: Catherine Maresca
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-22 - Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications

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Grounded in the author's experience as a Montessori educator and catechist of the Good Shepherd for over 30 years, this resources presents an approach to readin