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Author:   John Renard
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780520258310

ISBN 10:   0520258312
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   31 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. Exegesis and Violence: Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns John Renard 2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition Reuven Firestone 3. Annihilate Amalek: Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15 Bernhard A. Asen 4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation Leo D. Lefebure 5. Finhas of Medina: Islam, The Jews, and the Construction of Religious Militancy Michael A. Sells 6. The Baha'i Tradition: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination Todd Lawson 7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism Jamsheed K. Choksy 8. The Failure of Allegory: Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita Laurie L. Patton 9. Words as Weapons: Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts Pashaura Singh Glossary of Names and Technical Terms Contributors Index

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A good introduction to both world religions and scriptural interpretation. --Alexandria Frisch Ancient Traditions, New Conversations (04/22/2013)

"""A good introduction to both world religions and scriptural interpretation."" -- Alexandria Frisch Ancient Traditions, New Conversations"

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John Renard is Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. He is the author of many books, most recently Tales of God's Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation (UC Press).

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