La violencia and the Hebrew Bible : the politics and histories of biblical hermeneutics on the American continent / edited by Susanne Scholz and Pablo R. Andiñach.
Contributor(s): Scholz, Susanne [editor.]
| Andin¿¿ach, Pablo R [editor.]
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TextLanguage: English, Portuguese Summary language: Spanish Series: Semeia studies: no. 82.Publisher: Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: x, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781628371307; 1628371307Other title: Politics and histories of biblical hermeneutics on the American continentSubject(s): Violence in the Bible | Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- America | Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- United States | Violence -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityDDC classification: 221.6097 LOC classification: BS1199.V56 | V57 2016Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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In English, with summaries in Spanish in parts 1 and 2; 1 response in Portuguese.
"La violencia refers to the brutal, repressive, and murderous policies of state-sponsored violence practiced in various Central and South American and Caribbean countries during the twentieth century, often supported and fostered by external powers such as the USA"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part 1. Reading the Hebrew Bible on the American continent. Violence in national security arrangements: the case of the United States, the Caribbean, and the nations in the oracles against the nations / Steed Vernyl Davidson -- Contesting state violence: the Bible, the public good, and divinely sanctioned violence in the Texas borderlands / Gregory Lee Cuéllar -- "How long, oh God? I cry for help": Habakkuk, violence, and the quest for a just God in Honduras / Renata Furst -- The culture of fear: about internalized violence in ancient Near Eastern and biblical literatures / José Enrique Ramírez-Kidd -- Part 2. Reading biblical texts in American contexts. Denouncing imperialism: an Argentine rereading of the Tower of Babel (Gen 11:1-9) / Pablo R. Andiñach -- Biblical interpretation as violence: Genesis 19 and Judges 19 in the context of HIV and AIDS / Cheryl B. Anderson -- How to read the Bible in the belly of the beast: about the politics of biblical hermeneutics within the United States of America / Susanne Scholz -- "They will be yours for corvée and serve you": forced labor in the Hebrew Bible, modern America, and twentieth-century Communist states / Serge Frolov -- Trauma all around: pedagogical reflections on victimization and privilege in theological responses to biblical violence / Julia M. O'Brien -- Part 3. Responses. "The earth was filled with violence": reading the Hebrew Bible against la violencia / Nancy Bedford -- La violencia and the return of the monstrous: a response / Todd Penner -- The interconnectedness of la violencia: a response from Brazil (in Portuguese) / Ivoni Richter Reimer.