God, anger, and ideology : the anger of God in Joshua and Judges in relation to Deuteronomy and the priestly writings / Kari Latvus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Latvus, Kari.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 279.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 279

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God--Wrath--Biblical teaching.

God.

Bible. Joshua--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Judges--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Deuteronomy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A study of the growth of Joshua and Judges illustrates how the theme of divine anger has been used differently, according to different historical and social settings. In the deuteronomistic texts the main reason for God's anger is idolatry, which symbolizes a totally negative attitude to everything that God has done or given to the Israelites. This theology of anger is deeply bound to experiences of national catastrophes or threats of crises, and reflects the theological enigma of the exile. A century later, post-deuteronomistic theology gives a wholly different view: the anger of God becomes

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 ANALYSES OF THE TEXTS IN JOSHUA AND JUDGES; Chapter 3 THE ANGER OF GOD IN DEUTERONOMY AND IN THE PRIESTLY WRITINGS; Chapter 4 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS; An Uncritical Epilogue IN SEARCH OF THE THEOLOGICAL INTENTION BEYOND THE ANGER OF GOD; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611814359

9781281814357

1281814350

9780567625441

0567625443

OCLC:

280917653