The role of the Old Testament in a violent world

Meyer, Esias E.

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dc.contributor.author	Meyer, Esias E.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-30T07:01:26Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-30T07:01:26Z
dc.date.issued	2011-11-11
dc.description	This article was initially read as a paper at a conference held at the Centre for Public Theology (University of Pretoria) on ‘Violence in the democratic South Africa: A challenge to theology and the churches’ on 11 August 2010.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This article explores the responsibility of Bible critics with regard to the role that the Bible should play in our violent society. The crucial question that needs to be addressed is whether the Bible, and especially the Old Testament, is part of the problem or part of the solution. The Old Testament is clearly a violent book. How do we deal with this? Does the Old Testament really have a positive contribution to make in a society riddled with violence? Some Bible critics tend to shy away from these questions, but there are exceptions. For some, violence is so endemic to the Bible that there is little to save. For others, the Bible has a very constructive role to play in a society plagued by violence.	en
dc.description.librarian	nf2012	en
dc.description.uri	http://www.ve.org.za	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Meyer, E.E., 2011, ‘The role of the Old Testament in a violent world’, Verbum et Ecclesia 32(2), Art. #502, 8 pages. doi: 10.4102/ve.v32i2.502	en
dc.identifier.issn	1609-9982
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/ve.v32i2.502
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17924
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	OpenJournals Publishing	en_US
dc.rights	© 2011. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Violence in the Bible	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Religion and social problems	en
dc.title	The role of the Old Testament in a violent world	en
dc.type	Article	en