Holy resilience : the Bible's traumatic origins /

"Human trauma gave birth to the Bible, suggests eminent religious scholar David Carr. The Bible's ability to speak to suffering is a major reason why the sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity have retained their relevance for thousands of years. In his fascinating and provocative reinte...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carr, David McLain, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Bible > History.
Bible > Histoire.
Bible.
Suffering > Biblical teaching.
Suffering > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Suffering > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Souffrance > Enseignement biblique.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > History & Culture.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > History.
BIBLES > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > Handbooks.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Israel, Judah, and the birth of scripture
  • The birth of monotheism
  • Judah's survival
  • Jerusalem's destruction and Babylonian exile
  • Abraham and exile
  • The story of Moses
  • The return home
  • Traumatic crystallization of scripture
  • Christianity's founding trauma
  • The traumatized apostle
  • The traumatic origins of Judaism and Christianity
  • The posttraumatic gospel
  • Appendix: Contemporary study of trauma and ancient trauma.

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