UID:
almahu_9949226204002882
Format:
1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:
9780190938109 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
Much of the drama, theological paradox, and interpretive interest in the Book of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible derives from instances of God's violence in the story. In 'Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel', Rachelle Gilmour explores these narratives of divine violence from ethical, literary and political perspectives, in dialogue with the thought of Immanuel Kant, Martha Nussbaum and Walter Benjamin. Gilmour asks, is the God of Samuel a capricious God with a troubling dark side, or can fresh approaches, grounded in the text's historical contexts, throw light on these startling and often incomprehensible acts of God?
Note:
Also issued in print: 2021.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780190938079
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
