Does the Bible justify violence?
By: John J. Collins.
Contributors: Collins, John Joseph, 1946-
Series: Facets; Facets (Fortress Press)
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Violence in the Bible.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-56).
"Edited version of the author's 'The zeal of Phineas: the Bible and the legitimation of violence,' Journal of biblical literature 122 (2003) 3-21"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: The "ban"; title: History and ideology; title: Story and example; title: Eschatological vengeance; title: Violence and hermeneutics.