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God and violence [electronic resource] : biblical resources for living in a small world / Patricia M. McDonald ; foreword by Ben C. Ollenburger.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, c2004.Description: 373 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781441608147 (electronic bk.)
  • 1441608141 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 261.8/73 22
LOC classification:
  • BS680.V55 M33 2004eb
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Contents:
Resetting the default: an introduction -- Violence and the invisible other: the figure of Cain -- After Cain: the Flood, strong men, and more cities in Genesis 6-11 -- Patriarchal peacemaking -- The Exodus and the warrior God -- Organizing an itinerant Israel: the book of Numbers -- Receiving the land as a gift: the book of Joshua -- Leadership in a time of violence: the book of Judges -- Isaiah 1-39: civilization is not enough -- Three soundings -- Attending to the mystery: human action in Mark -- Lion and lamb: the perils of language -- Conclusions: the peacable Bible?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-349) and indexes.

Resetting the default: an introduction -- Violence and the invisible other: the figure of Cain -- After Cain: the Flood, strong men, and more cities in Genesis 6-11 -- Patriarchal peacemaking -- The Exodus and the warrior God -- Organizing an itinerant Israel: the book of Numbers -- Receiving the land as a gift: the book of Joshua -- Leadership in a time of violence: the book of Judges -- Isaiah 1-39: civilization is not enough -- Three soundings -- Attending to the mystery: human action in Mark -- Lion and lamb: the perils of language -- Conclusions: the peacable Bible?

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