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"Warfare, Ritual, and Symbol in Biblical and Modern Contexts is a collection of fifteen essays about rituals of war and their function. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are applied to texts in the Hebrew Bible, which are read in light of ancient Near Eastern literature, artifacts, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kelle, Brad E., 1973- (Autor, Editor ), Ames, Frank Ritchel (Autor, Editor )
Otros Autores: Wright, Jacob L. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2014]
Colección:Ancient Israel and its literature ; no. 18.
Temas:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament
Bibel > Altes Testament
Fremder Feind
War > Biblical teaching.
Middle Eastern literature > History and criticism.
Guerre > Enseignement biblique.
Littérature moyen-orientale > Histoire et critique.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Judaism > Sacred Writings.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > History & Culture.
Middle Eastern literature
War > Biblical teaching
Ritual
Symbol
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Jacob L. Wright
  • pt. 1. Social determination of rituals and symbols. Theorizing circumstantially dependent rites in and out of war contexts / Saul M. Olyan ; Monumental inscriptions and the ritual representation of war / Nathaniel B. Levtow
  • pt. 2. Rituals and symbols of escalation, preparation, and aggression. Joshua's encounter with the commander of Yhwh's army (Josh 5: 13-15): literary construction or reflection of a royal ritual? / Thomas Römer ; "A sword for Yhwh and for Gideon!": the representation of war in Judges 7:16-22 / Kelly J. Murphy ; The red-stained warrior in ancient Israel / Frank Ritchel Ames ; "I will strike you down and cut off your head" (1 Sam 17:46): trash talking, derogatory rhetoric, and psychological warfare in ancient Israel / David T. Lamb ; "Some trust in horses": horses as symbols of power in rhetoric and reality / Deborah O'Daniel Cantrell ; War rituals in the Old Testament: prophets, kings, and the ritual preparation for war / Rüdiger Schmitt
  • pt. 3. Rituals and symbols of perpetuation, de-escalation, and commemoration. Warfare song as warrior ritual / Mark S. Smith ; A messy business: ritual violence after the war / Susan Niditch ; Postwar rituals of return and reintegration / Brad E. Kelle ; Does Yhwh get his hands dirty?: reading Isaiah 63:1-6 in light of depictions of divine postbattle purification / Jason A. Riley
  • Response. Forging a twenty-first-century approach to the study of Israelite warfare / T.M. Lemos.

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