Violence, scripture, and textual practice in early Judaism and Christianity [electronic resource] / edited by Raʻanan S. Boustan, Alex P. Jassen, Calvin J. Roetzel.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Boustan, Raʻanan S., 1971-

Jassen, Alex P.

Roetzel, Calvin J.

Conference Name:

Sanctified Violence in Ancient Mediterranean Religions : Discourse, Ritual, Community (2007 : University of Minnesota)

Series:

Brill ebook titles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence in the Bible--Congresses.

Violence in the Bible.

Violence--Religious aspects--Judaism--History of doctrines--Congresses.

Violence.

Violence--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / R.S. Boustan , A.P. Jassen and C.J. Roetzel

Introduction. Violence, Scripture, And Textual Practice In Early Judaism And Christianity / Ra’Anan S. Boustan , Alex P. Jassen and Calvin J. Roetzel

The Dead Sea Scrolls And Violence: Sectarian Formation And Eschatological Imagination / Alex P. Jassen

The Eschatological Arena: Reinscribing Roman Violence In Fan Tasies Of The End Times / Kimberly B. Stratton

The Language Of War (2 Cor. 10:1-6) And The Language Of Weakness (2 Cor. 11:21b-13:10) / Calvin J. Roetzel

Violence As Sign In The Fourth Gospel / Jennifer A. Glancy

Clemency As Cruelty: Forgiveness And Force In The Dying Prayers Of Jesus And Stephen / Shelly Matthews

Reconsidering The Book And The Sword: A Rhetoric Of Pas Sivity In Rabbinic Hermeneutics / Beth A. Berkowitz

Christian Martyrdom And The \'Dialect Of The Holy Scriptures\': The Literal, The Allegorical, The Martyrological / Margaret M. Mitchell

Immolating Emperors: Spectacles Of Imperial Suffering And The Making Of A Jewish Minority Culture In Late Antiquity / Ra‘Anan S. Boustan

Martyrdom, Jesus’ Passion And Barbarism / Jan Willem Van Henten

Select Bibliography / R.S. Boustan , A.P. Jassen and C.J. Roetzel

Index Of Ancient Sources / R.S. Boustan , A.P. Jassen and C.J. Roetzel

Index Of Subjects / R.S. Boustan , A.P. Jassen and C.J. Roetzel.

Notes:

Proceedings of a conference entitled, "Sanctified Violence in Ancient Mediterranean Religions : Discourse, Ritual, Community" held Oct. 6-8, 2007 at the University of Minnesota.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-95140-8

9786612951404

90-474-4478-7

OCLC:

704434394

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004180284.i-288 DOI