Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel 0190938072, 9780190938079

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Much of the drama, theological paradox, and interpretive interest in the Book of Samuel derives from instances of God�

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This is the second of two volumes that investigate the phenomenon of composite citations. The first collection of essays

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Second Samuel includes some of the most well-known and theologically layered episodes in the Old Testament, such as the

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To pursue the matter of revelation in context, I will address an exceedingly difficult text in the Old Testament, Joshua

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Characters provide the entry point to the story of the books of Samuel, just as they do in all stories. In this book the

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Thomas Wetzel offers a new way to understand the violence and religious absence long emphasized in readings of the Hebre

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Second Samuel includes some of the most well-known and theologically layered episodes in the Old Testament, such as the

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New insights into how the Book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraft The Book of Samuel

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This book explores God’s use of violence as depicted in the Hebrew Bible. Ophir shows how the Bible’s varied formations

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