War, memory, and national identity in the Hebrew Bible /

The Hebrew Bible is permeated with depictions of military conflicts that have profoundly shaped the way many think about war. Why does war occupy so much space in the Bible? In this book, Jacob Wright offers a fresh and fascinating response to this question: War pervades the Bible not because ancien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wright, Jacob L. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Bible. > Old Testament > Socio-rhetorical criticism. Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. > Old Testament War > Biblical teaching. War > Religious aspects > Judaism. War > Religious aspects > Christianity. Jews > Identity. Palestine > In the Bible. Nationalism and collective memory > Israel. National characteristics, Israeli. Guerre > Enseignement biblique. Guerre > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme. Guerre > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. Juifs > Identité. Palestine > Dans la Bible. Nationalisme et mémoire collective > Israël. Israéliens. Jews > Identity National characteristics, Israeli Nationalism and collective memory Palestine in the Bible Socio-rhetorical criticism of sacred works War > Biblical teaching War > Religious aspects > Christianity War > Religious aspects > Judaism Israel Biblical Studies Old Testament Judaism Theology Religious Studies memory studies Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : Wellhausen, war, and the creation of a nation
Part I. Refugee memories : negotiating relations and borders with neighboring states
Part II. Kinship and commandment : the Transjordanian tribes and the conquest of Canaan
Part III. Rahab : an archetypal outsider
Part IV. Deborah : mother of a voluntary nation
Conclusions : a movable monument and a portable homeland.