| Bible and Colonialism: A Moral Critique Contributor(s): Prior, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1850758158 ISBN-13: 9781850758150 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: The biblical claim of the divine promise of land is integrally linked with a divine mandate to exterminate the indigenous people. The narrative has supported virtually all Western colonizing enterprises (e.g. in Latin America, South Africa, Palestine), reaulting in the suffering of millions of people, and loss of respect for the Bible. According to modern secular standards of human and political rights, what the biblical narrative calls for a war-crimes and crimes against humanity. In this provocative and compelling study, Prior protests at the neglect of the moral question in conventional biblical studies, and attempts to rescue the Bible from being a blunt instrument in the oppression of people. Dr. Michael Prior is Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at St. Mary's University College, University of Surrey. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Religion | Reference - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 325.3 |
| LCCN: 97053084 |
| Series: Biblical Seminar (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.38" W x 9.24" (1.15 lbs) 342 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The biblical claim of the divine promise of land is integrally linked with a divine mandate to exterminate the indigenous people. The narrative has supported virtually all Western colonizing enterprises (e.g. in Latin America, South Africa, Palestine), resulting in the suffering of millions of people, and loss of respect for the Bible. According to modern secular standards of human and political rights, what the biblical narrative calls for are war-crimes and crimes against humanity. In this provocative and compelling study, Prior protests at the neglect of the moral question in conventional biblical studies, and attempts to rescue the Bible from being a blunt instrument in the oppression of people. |
