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Holy resilience : the Bible's traumatic origins / David M. Carr.
LIBRA BS445 .C37 2014
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carr, David McLain, 1961- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--History.
- Bible.
- History.
- Suffering--Biblical teaching.
- Suffering--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- x, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- "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 reinterpretation of the Bible's origins, the author tells the story of how the Jewish people and Christian community had to adapt to survive multiple catastrophes and how their holy scriptures both reflected and reinforced each religion's resilient nature. Carr's thought-provoking analysis demonstrates how many of the central tenets of biblical religion, including monotheism and the idea of suffering as God's retribution, are factors that provided Judaism and Christianity with the strength and flexibility to endure in the face of disaster. In addition, the author explains how the Jewish Bible was deeply shaped by the Jewish exile in Babylon, an event that it rarely describes, and how the Christian Bible was likewise shaped by the unspeakable shame of having a crucified savior"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Israel, Judah, and the Birth of Scripture 11
- Chapter 2 The Birth of Monotheism 24
- Chapter 3 Judah's Survival 41
- Chapter 4 Jerusalem's Destruction and Babylonian Exile 67
- Chapter 5 Abraham and Exile 91
- Chapter 6 The Story of Moses 110
- Chapter 7 The Return Home 128
- Chapter 8 Traumatic Crystallization of Scripture 141
- Chapter 9 Christianity's Founding Trauma 156
- Chapter 10 The Traumatized Apostle 174
- Chapter 11 The Traumatic Origins of Judaism and Christianity 195
- Chapter 12 The Posttraumatic Gospel 225.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780300204568
- 0300204566
- OCLC:
- 877369828
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