The Immoral Bible: Approaches to Biblical Ethics

ISBN-13: 9780567305497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 192 str.

Eryl W Davies

Opis

Discusses the ethically problematic passages of the Hebrew Bible and the way scholars have addressed aspects of the bible generally regarded as offensive and unacceptable. This work examines the bible's, at times problematic, stance upon slavery, polygamy and perhaps its most troublesome aspect, the sanctioning of violence and warfare.

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Chapter 1 Introduction The Ethically Problematic Passages of the Hebrew Bible: An Overview Violence and Warfare in the Hebrew Bible - recent discussions of the subject Holy War and its Ramifications - the biblical account of the conquest of Canaan in Joshua 6-11 Conclusion Chapter 2 The Evolutionary Approach Rise of the Evolutionary Approach - scholars during the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries The Evolutionary Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) Advantages of the Evolutionary Approach (b) Weaknesses of the Evolutionary Approach Conclusion Chapter 3 The Cultural Relativists' Approach The Theory of Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism and the Hebrew Bible Cultural Relativism and the Holy War Tradition (a) Advantages of the Cultural Relativists' Approach (b) Weaknesses of the Cultural Relativists' Approach Conclusion Chapter 4 The Canonical Approach Introduction The Canon within the Canon Approach The Canon within the Canon Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) The Advantages of the Canon within the Canon Approach (b) The Weaknesses of the Canon within a Canon Approach The Holistic Approach The Holistic Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) The Advantages of the Holistic Approach (b) The Weaknesses of the Holistic Approach Conclusion Chapter 5 The Paradigmatic Approach Introduction The Paradigmatic Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) The Advantages of the Paradigmatic Approach (b) The Weaknesses of the Paradigmatic Approach Conclusion Chapter 6 The Reader Response Approach Introduction The Reader Response Approach and the Holy War Tradition (a) The Advantages of the Reader Response Approach (b) The Weaknesses of the Reader Response Approach Conclusion Chapter 7 Conclusion