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Helen Paynter
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Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
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July 2020
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Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
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July 2020
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In June 2019 the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence (CSBV) held its inaugural academic conference, and we are delighted to present this collection of papers drawn from those presented at the event. The centre is a postgraduate research and study centre dedicated to working in the area of the interpretation of biblical texts of violence. This wide-ranging collection reflects the centre’s core values of generous collaboration, irenic listening, and multidisciplinary scholarship.
Biblical violence presents a complex challenge to the biblical interpreter, the cultural commentator and to belief communities. In the pluriformity of interpretative approaches, the violent texts of the Bible have been taken up in ways that sometimes advance and sometimes challenge violence. Thus, biblical violence cannot be ‘solved’ by the application of a single hermeneutical lens: this is a multidisciplinary and intercommunal problem requiring a range of approaches.
With contributions from both emerging and established academics, and scholars from several different belief traditions, and none, this volume both offers and models a ‘thick description’ of biblical violence. Two papers, including our keynote address from James Crossley, critically consider the use of biblical texts for the promotion of violence. A cluster of papers offer novel interpretive approaches to a wide range of texts of biblical violence, from both testaments and a range of genres. A further section brings the Bible into conversation with diverse elements of modern violence, from Grenfell Tower to suicide bombing. In the final part, the focus is on sexual violence, including a critical discourse analysis of divorce sermons and an exploration of the value to modern abuse survivors of naming Jesus as the victim of sexual abuse.
Author
Helen Paynter
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
Published
July 2020
Weight
727g
Dimensions
156 x 234 x 23 mm
ISBN
9781910928707
ISBN-10
1910928704
Eden Code
5297331
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Author/Creator: Helen Paynter
ISBN: 9781910928707
Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
Release Date: July 2020
Weight: 727g
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 23 mm
Eden Code: 5297331