Matthew J. Lynch
Description
Most studies on violence in the Hebrew Bible focus on the question of how modern readers should approach the problem. But they fail to ask how the Heb
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rew Bible thinks about that problem in the first place. In this work, Matthew J. Lynch examines four key ways that writers of the Hebrew Bible conceptualize and critique acts of violence: violence as an ecological problem; violence as a moral problem; violence as a judicial problem; violence as a purity problem. These four 'grammars of violence' help us interpret crucial biblical texts where violence plays a lead role, like Genesis 4-9. Lynch's volume also offers readers ways to examine cultural continuity and the distinctiveness of biblical conceptions of violence.
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Genres
Religion & Spirituality
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Religion
Old Testament
Biblical Studies
Judaism
Bibles
Reading Moods
Adventurous & Action-Packed
Charming & Quirky
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Publishing Info
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Month-Year
Sep, 2022
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9781108714471
ISBN-10: 1108714471
Language
English
No. of Pages
304
Format
Paperback
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