Religion and violence
Subtitle: the biblical heritage
By: edited by David A. Bernat and Jonathan Klawans.
Contributors: Bernat, David A.; Klawans, Jonathan.
Series: Recent research in Biblical studies -- 2
Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sheffield [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9781906055325
Subjects: Violence in the Bible; Violence -- Religious aspects
Notes: "Proceedings of a conference held at Wellesley College and Boston University, February 19-20, 2006."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-147) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: religion, violence and the Bible / Jonathan Klawans, with contributions by David Bernat; title: The search for violence in Israelite culture and in the Bible / Ziony Zevit; title: The 'problem' of violence in prophetic literature / S. Tamar Kamionkowski; title: The prophetic roots of religious violence in Western religions / Stephen A. Geller; title: Homicide, talion, vengeance, and psycho-economic satisfaction in the Covenant Code / David P. Wright; title: The death of the hero and the violent death of Jesus / Lawrence M. Wills; title: Roasting the lamb: sacrafice and sacred text in Justin's Dialogue with Trypho / Jennifer Wright Knust; title: The legacy of sectarian rage: vengeance fantasies in the New Testament / David Frankfurter; title: Concluding reflections on religion and violence: conflict, subversion, and sacrafice / Stephen Marini.