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The violence of Scripture : overcoming the Old Testament's troubling legacy / Eric A. Seibert.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press, c2012.Description: x, 220 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780800698256 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.8/3036 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1199.V56 S45 2012
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-209) and indexes.

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.