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Eryl W. Davies discusses the ethically problematic passages of the Hebrew Bible and the way scholars have addressed aspects of the bible generally regarded as offensive and unacceptable.

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Author:   Eryl W. Davies (Bangor University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780567261625

ISBN 10:   056726162
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   09 September 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction The Ethically Problematic Passages of the Hebrew Bible: An Overview Violence and Warfare in the Hebrew Bible - recent discussions of the subject Holy War and its Ramifications - the biblical account of the conquest of Canaan in Joshua 6-11 Conclusion Chapter 2 The Evolutionary Approach Rise of the Evolutionary Approach - scholars during the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries The Evolutionary Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) Advantages of the Evolutionary Approach (b) Weaknesses of the Evolutionary Approach Conclusion Chapter 3 The Cultural Relativists' Approach The Theory of Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism and the Hebrew Bible Cultural Relativism and the Holy War Tradition (a) Advantages of the Cultural Relativists' Approach (b) Weaknesses of the Cultural Relativists' Approach Conclusion Chapter 4 The Canonical Approach Introduction The Canon within the Canon Approach The Canon within the Canon Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) The Advantages of the Canon within the Canon Approach (b) The Weaknesses of the Canon within a Canon Approach The Holistic Approach The Holistic Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) The Advantages of the Holistic Approach (b) The Weaknesses of the Holistic Approach Conclusion Chapter 5 The Paradigmatic Approach Introduction The Paradigmatic Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) The Advantages of the Paradigmatic Approach (b) The Weaknesses of the Paradigmatic Approach Conclusion Chapter 6 The Reader Response Approach Introduction The Reader Response Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) The Advantages of the Reader Response Approach (b) The Weaknesses of the Reader Response Approach Conclusion Chapter 7 Conclusion

Reviews

'Davies takes all the strategies seriously and his survey will be of as much value to the general reader as to the specialist.' --The Catholic Herald

This volume would serve as an excellent introduction not only to the Canaanite conquest narratives, but also to the broader subject of Old Testament methodology. Nicholas R. Werse, Baylor University

Author Information

Eryl W. Davies is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible at Bangor University, UK. His previous publications include Prophecy and Ethics: Isaiah and the Ethical Traditions of Israel (1981); a commentary on Numbers in the New Century Bible Commentary Series, and The Dissenting Reader: Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible (2003)

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