Violence, scripture, and textual practice in early Judaism and Christianity / edited by Raʻanan S. Boustan, Alex P. Jassen, Calvin J. Roetzel.

• Author: Sanctified Violence in Ancient Mediterranean Religions : Discourse, Ritual, Community
• TeilnehmendeR: Boustan, Raʻanan S., 1971-; Jassen, Alex P.; Roetzel, Calvin J.; Sanctified Violence in Ancient Mediterranean Religions : Discourse, Ritual, Community (2007 : University of Minnesota)
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Brill ebook titles
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Notes: Proceedings of a conference entitled, "Sanctified Violence in Ancient Mediterranean Religions : Discourse, Ritual, Community" held Oct. 6-8, 2007 at the University of Minnesota.

This volume analyzes the emergence of Jewish and Christian discourses of "religious violence" within their Roman imperial context with an emphasis on the shared textual practices through which authoritative scriptural traditions were redeployed to represent, legitimate, and indeed sacralize violence.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / R.S. Boustan , A.P. Jassen and C.J. Roetzel -- Introduction. Violence, Scripture, And Textual Practice In Early Judaism And Christianity / Ra’Anan S. Boustan , Alex P. Jassen and Calvin J. Roetzel -- The Dead Sea Scrolls And Violence: Sectarian Formation And Eschatological Imagination / Alex P. Jassen -- The Eschatological Arena: Reinscribing Roman Violence In Fan Tasies Of The End Times / Kimberly B. Stratton -- The Language Of War (2 Cor. 10:1-6) And The Language Of Weakness (2 Cor. 11:21b-13:10) / Calvin J. Roetzel -- Violence As Sign In The Fourth Gospel / Jennifer A. Glancy -- Clemency As Cruelty: Forgiveness And Force In The Dying Prayers Of Jesus And Stephen / Shelly Matthews -- Reconsidering The Book And The Sword: A Rhetoric Of Pas Sivity In Rabbinic Hermeneutics / Beth A. Berkowitz -- Christian Martyrdom And The \'Dialect Of The Holy Scriptures\': The Literal, The Allegorical, The Martyrological / Margaret M. Mitchell -- Immolating Emperors: Spectacles Of Imperial Suffering And The Making Of A Jewish Minority Culture In Late Antiquity / Ra‘Anan S. Boustan -- Martyrdom, Jesus’ Passion And Barbarism / Jan Willem Van Henten -- Select Bibliography / R.S. Boustan , A.P. Jassen and C.J. Roetzel -- Index Of Ancient Sources / R.S. Boustan , A.P. Jassen and C.J. Roetzel -- Index Of Subjects / R.S. Boustan , A.P. Jassen and C.J. Roetzel.