دانلود کتاب Bible Caught in Violence (European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions)

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Cover
Copyright information
Contents
List of contributors
Introduction
Part I
Numbers 25: violence in the Yahvistic faith
A different monotheism
Violence against the Midianites
The disregard of the covenant and the superiority of the Aaronic priesthood
YHWH is the God of Midianites: the Kenite hypothesis
The Kenites and their zeal
The league between Kenites and Judaites
The jealousy of YHWH
Conclusion: the beginning and the end of the generation of Moses
Bibliography
Ḥērem – the Curse of God. Specific use of the idea of ḥērem in Deu 7:1–6 and 20:15–18
Introduction
Ḥērem – its etymology and meaning
Range of ḥērem in the biblical texts
Ḥērem in Deuteronomy
The meaning of the Deuteronomic ḥērem
Conclusion
Bibliography
Contradiction between the laws “Thou shalt not avenge” and “An eye for an eye”
Introduction
Revenge forbidden by Torah
Is ‘an eye for an eye’ a revenge law?
Is ‘an avenger of blood’ taking vengeance?
Conclusions
Bibliography
God of Israel and child sacrifice. From Jephthah to Abraham (Jdg 11:29–40; Gen 22:1–19)
Introduction
Several important findings
The context of the Jephthah story
The results of the critical-literary analysis Jdg 11:29–40
The pericope’s structure Jdg 11:29–40
The exegetical-theological analysis
The spirit of Yhwh
The vow of Jephthah
Child sacrifices
God’s attitude to Jephthah’s vow
The canonical perspective in the interpretation of Jdg 11:29–40
The summation
Bibliography
I-the strong man in the face of His wrath (cf. Lam 3:1). A man in face of divine violence
Introduction
I-the strong man: a mocking identification
God-warrior: a figure in action
I-the strong man: faith as a possible answer
Conclusion
Bibliography
Wis 11:15–12:27: the action of God between violence and mercy
The Book of Wisdom and the problem of the face of God
Your strength is the foundation of justice (Wis 12:15)
A God between violence and mercy (Wis 12:22–27)
A message for our time
Bibliography
Jesus and the law of talion (retaliation). A socio-rhetorical analysis of Matthew 5:38–42
Introduction
The source text
Inner texture – repetitive-progressive texture
Inner texture – beginning-middle-closing texture
Inner texture – argumentative texture4
Inner texture – sensory-aesthetic texture
Intertexture – oral-scribal intertexture
Intertexture – cultural intertexture
Intertexture – social intertexture
Social and cultural texture
Summary
Bibliography:
“Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” – Does God use violence? An exegetical-theological analysis of Luk 13:1–9
Introduction
Literary genre
Literary structure
Exegesis of the chosen terminology
The meaning of the barren fig tree parable60
Theological conclusion
Bibliography
Part II
Biblical symbols of violence in ancient and medieval Christian interpretation
Preamble
Passion and death of Christ
Eternal struggle of good against evil in the history of mankind
Martyrdom and spiritual struggle of the Church and individual Christians
The final judgment and eschatological torment
Conclusion
Bibliography
Jihād and crusades: blessed violence in the Divine Comedy
Introduction
Violent humanity in hell, in purgatory and in paradise
Dante’s vision of Islamic Heresy
Muhammad in hell
Theological reasons of Jihād against Christian Trinitarian blasphemy
Heavenly glorification of the Crusade and the influence of San Bernardo’s ‘malicidium’
Dante’s ecumenism and the heavenly salvation of the Muslims
Conclusion
Bibliography
The theme of God’s violence in the Bible in the light of the approach through belles-lettres. An example from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s literary anthropology
Preamble
The basic anthropological ideas of Dostoyevsky
The violence of God in the light of Dostoyevsky anthropology
Conclusion
Bibliography
Gen 34 in the light of modern international legislation on resolving conflicts between nations
The concept of violence
Violence in Gen 34
Wars and ethnic conflicts
International legislation as promoting peaceful solutions
Conclusion
Bibliography
Biographical notes