Divine violence in the Book of Samuel
Much of the drama, theological paradox, and interpretive interest in the Book of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible derives from instances of God's violence in the story. In 'Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel', Rachelle Gilmour explores these narratives of divine violence from ethical, li...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2021
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In: | Year: 2021 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Gilmour, Rachelle, Divine violence in the Book of Samuel] (2023) (Quinones-Roman, Luis A.)
[Rezension von: Gilmour, Rachelle, Divine violence in the Book of Samuel] (2023) (Leonard-Fleckman, Mahri) |
Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 1.
/ Bible. Samuel 2.
/ God
/ Violent behavior
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Violence in the Bible
B Bible. Samuel Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780190938079 |
Summary: | Much of the drama, theological paradox, and interpretive interest in the Book of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible derives from instances of God's violence in the story. In 'Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel', Rachelle Gilmour explores these narratives of divine violence from ethical, literary and political perspectives, in dialogue with the thought of Immanuel Kant, Martha Nussbaum and Walter Benjamin. Gilmour asks, is the God of Samuel a capricious God with a troubling dark side, or can fresh approaches, grounded in the text's historical contexts, throw light on these startling and often incomprehensible acts of God? |
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Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 15, 2021) |
ISBN: | 0190938102 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190938079.001.0001 |