| God, Anger and Ideology: The Anger of God in Joshua and Judges in Relation to Deuteronomy and the Priestly Writings Contributor(s): Latvus, Kari (Author), Mein, Andrew (Editor), Camp, Claudia V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1850759227 ISBN-13: 9781850759225 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1998 Annotation: A study of the growth of Joshua and Judges illustrates how the theme of divine anger has been used differently, according to different historical and social settings. In the deuteronomistic texts the main reason for God's anger is idolatry, which symbolizes a totally negative attitude to everything that God has done or given to the Israelites. This theology of anger is deeply bound to experiences of national catastrophes or threats of crises, and reflects the theological enigma of the exile. A century later, post-deuteronomistic theology gives a wholly different view: the anger of God becomes an instrument of the power struggles between the Israelite parties, or is used for protecting existing leadership. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Reference - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 222.06 |
| LCCN: 99158754 |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.26" W x 9.52" (0.65 lbs) 108 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A study of the growth of Joshua and Judges illustrates how the theme of divine anger has been used differently, according to different historical and social settings. In the deuteronomistic texts the main reason for God's anger is idolatry, which symbolizes a totally negative attitude to everything that God has done or given to the Israelites. This theology of anger is deeply bound to experiences of national catastrophes or threats of crises, and reflects the theological enigma of the exile. A century later, post-deuteronomistic theology gives a wholly different view: the anger of God becomes an instrument of the power struggles between the Israelite parties, or is used for protecting existing leadership. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles. |