Animosity, the Bible, and us : some European, North American, and South African perspectives / [print]
edited by John T. Fitzgerald, Fika J. van Rensburg, and Herrie F. van Rooy.
- Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, (c)2009.
- xv, 363 pages; 23 cm.
- Society of Biblical Literature global perspectives on biblical scholarship ; no. 12 .
- Global perspectives on biblical scholarship ; no. 12. .
"This collection of essays is the result of a three-year research project launched in 2004 by the School of Biblical Studies and Bible Languages at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa ... this project was pursued at the 2004 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Groningen and at meetings of the European Association of Biblical Studies from 2004 to 2006"--Pref.
War and violence in the Old Testament world : various views The world's first murder : violence and justice in Genesis 4:1-16 The enemies in the headings of the Psalms : a comparison ofJewish and Christian interpretation Disputes about the calendar in Jewish apocalyptic literature and its basis Animosity in Targumic literature Domestic violence in the ancient world : preliminary considerations and the problem of wife-beating Animosity against Jewish and pagan magic in the Acts of the Apostles Paul and the others : insiders, outsiders, and animosity Switching universes : moving from a cosmology of fear and animosity to one of reconciliation in Colossians Useless commandment : animosity toward the earlier covenant in Hebrews No retaliation! an ethical analysis of the exhortation in 1 Peter 3:9 not to repay evil with evil Animosity in the Johannine Epistles : a difference in the interpretation of a shared tradition Hostility against the wealth of Babylon : Revelation 17:1-19:10 Animosity and (voluntary) martyrdom : the power of the powerless Assessment-animosity, the Bible, and us : a few tentative remarks Eben Scheffler -- Eric Peels -- Herrie F. van Rooy -- Marius Nel -- Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman -- John T. Fitzgerald -- Rainer G. H. Reuter -- Jeremy Punt -- J.J. Fritz Kruger -- Outi Lepp -- Fika J. van Rensburg -- Dirk G. van der Merwe -- Paul B. Decock -- Henk Bakker -- Herrie F. van Rooy.