Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel 0190938072, 9780190938079

Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel 0190938072, 9780190938079

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

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The Violence of the Lamb: Martyrs as Agents of Divine Judgement in the Book of Revelation 9780567257123, 9780567661609, 9780567467225

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

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The Second Book of Samuel 9781467457255

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

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Divine Presence amid Violence: Contextualizing the Book of Joshua 9781606080894, 160608089X

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 and Characterization In The Book of Samuel 9780567680884, 9780567680877

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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Violence and Divine Victory in the Book of Esther (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament 2.reihe) 9783161606601, 9783161606618, 3161606604

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

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The Second Book of Samuel 9781467457248, 9780802870964, 1467457248

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

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The Big Bloody Book of Violence 3948137153

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The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel 9781400884896

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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In the Beginning Was the State: Divine Violence in the Hebrew Bible 9781531501433

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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