Violence, Scripture, and Textual Practice in Early Judaism and Christianity |
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| Editor:
| Boustan, R. S.
Jassen, A. P.
Roetzel, C. J.
Boustan, Ra
Jassen, Alex P.
Roetzel, Calvin J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-95140-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $49.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume analyzes the emergence of Jewish and Christian discourses of religious violence within their Roman imperial context with an emphasis on the shared textual practices through which authoritative scriptural traditions were redeployed to represent, legitimate, and indeed sacralize violence."
This volume analyzes the emergence of Jewish and Christian discourses of religious violence within their Roman imperial context with an emphasis on the shared textual practices through which authoritative scriptural traditions were redeployed to represent, legitimate, and indeed sacralize violence."