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Immoral Bible : Approaches to Biblical Ethics.

In this work Eryl W. Davies sums up a career's worth of in-depth reflection on the thorny issue of biblical ethics examining the bible's, at times problematic, stance upon slavery, polygamy and perhaps its most troublesome aspect, the sanctioning of violence and warfare. This is most perti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davies, Eryl W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2010.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this work Eryl W. Davies sums up a career's worth of in-depth reflection on the thorny issue of biblical ethics examining the bible's, at times problematic, stance upon slavery, polygamy and perhaps its most troublesome aspect, the sanctioning of violence and warfare. This is most pertinent in respect to Joshua 6-11 a text which lauds the 'holy war' of the Israelites, anihiliting the native inhabitants of Canaan, and a text which has been used to legitimise the actions of white colonists in North America, the Boers in South Africa and right-wing Zionists in modern Israel. Davies begins wi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (183 pages)
ISBN:9780567601483
056760148X