Laying down the sword : why we can't ignore the Bible's violent verses / Philip Jenkins.
Philip Jenkins identifies the "holy amnesia" that, while allowing scriptural religions to grow and adapt, has demanded a nearly wholesale suppression of the Bible's most aggressive passages, leaving them dangerously dormant for extremists to revive in times of conflict. Jenkins lays bare the whole Bible, without compromise or apology, and equips us with tools for reading even the most unsettling texts, from the slaughter of the Canaanites to the alarming rhetoric of the book of Revelation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061990717
- ISBN: 006199071X
- Physical Description: viii, 310 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : HarperOne, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-296) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Motes and beams -- Scripture as problem. Everything that breathes -- Truth and history -- Words of the sword -- The inheritance. Sons of Joshua -- Warrant for genocide -- Amalekite nightmares -- Truth and reconciliation. Judging God -- Coming to terms -- Historians and prophets -- Preaching the unpreachable -- Scripture alone? |
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| Subject: | Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Peace > Religious aspects > Christianity. Apologetics. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Harnett County Main Library | 220.83036 Jen (Text) | 33630004165028 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Philip Jenkins identifies the "holy amnesia" that, while allowing scriptural religions to grow and adapt, has demanded a nearly wholesale suppression of the Bible's most aggressive passages, leaving them dangerously dormant for extremists to revive in times of conflict. Jenkins lays bare the whole Bible, without compromise or apology, and equips us with tools for reading even the most unsettling texts, from the slaughter of the Canaanites to the alarming rhetoric of the book of Revelation.
