A theological response to biblical violence

dc.contributor.authorBarnard, Erika
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Esias E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-10T08:36:11Z
dc.date.available2021-08-10T08:36:11Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe overwhelming number of violent texts within the Old Testament raises serious theological and ethical problems for those who read the Bible in search of spiritual devotion and ethical direction. This article aims to explore one of the most ethically challenging texts in this regard – the conquest narrative in Joshua 6-11. An interdisciplinary study is presented in which social identity theory, the concept of hybridity and the role of courage and fear within an ancient community are discussed. This response is largely based upon the work of Baumann (2006) who also urges contemporary scholars to not only engage with the violent images within the Old Testament but also to earnestly seek to understand the functioning thereof within its original Ancient Near Eastern context.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentOld Testament Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://scriptura.journals.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBarnard, E. & Meyer, E.E. 2020, 'A theological response to biblical violence', Scriptura, vol. 119, no. 1, pp. 1-15.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0254-1807 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2305-445X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7833/119-1-1736
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/81194
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testamenten_ZA
dc.rightsUniversity of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testamenten_ZA
dc.subjectJoshuaen_ZA
dc.subjectBanen_ZA
dc.subjectViolenceen_ZA
dc.subjectLiterary violenceen_ZA
dc.subjectHybridityen_ZA
dc.subjectOld Testamenten_ZA
dc.titleA theological response to biblical violenceen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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