Violence, Scripture, and Textual Practices in Early Judaism and Christianity

Violence, Scripture, and Textual Practices in Early Judaism and Christianity
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9789004180284
ISBN-13 : 9004180281
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Book Synopsis Violence, Scripture, and Textual Practices in Early Judaism and Christianity by : Raanan Shaul Boustan

Download or read book Violence, Scripture, and Textual Practices in Early Judaism and Christianity written by Raanan Shaul Boustan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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