The morally dubious passages of the Hebrew Bible: an examination of some proposed solutions
This article offers a critique of some of the strategies deployed by biblical scholars, past and present, who have attempted to come to terms with the ethically problematic passages of the Hebrew Bible. Among the strategies examined are: the evolutionary approach; the cultural relativists' appr...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electronic/Print Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Sage
2005
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Currents in biblical research
Ano: 2005, Volume: 3, Número: 2, Páginas: 197-228 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Ética
/ Bibel. Altes Testament
B Bibel. Altes Testament / Relatório da pesquisa |
| Classificações IxTheo: | HB Antigo Testamento NCA Ética |
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Bibel. Josua
B Bibel. Josua 10 B Bibel. Josua 11 B Alttestamentliche Ethik B Bibel. Josua 8 B Bibel. Josua 9 B Bibel. Josua 6 B Bibel. Josua 7 B Relatório bibliográfico |
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| Resumo: | This article offers a critique of some of the strategies deployed by biblical scholars, past and present, who have attempted to come to terms with the ethically problematic passages of the Hebrew Bible. Among the strategies examined are: the evolutionary approach; the cultural relativists' approach; the canon-within-a-canon approach; the holistic approach; the paradigmatic approach; and the reader-response approach. It is argued that the reader-response approach provides the most satisfactory strategy for dealing with the unsavoury aspects of Scripture and that biblical scholars must be prepared to engage in an ethical critique of the Hebrew Bible. In order to provide some focus for the discussion, each strategy is examined in relation to one of the most notorious parts of Scripture, namely, the account of Israel's conquest of Canaan as recorded in Josh. 6-11. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-993X |
| Obras secundárias: | In: Currents in biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1476993X05052431 |