Bible Caught in Violence
| By: | Korzec, Cezary |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang |
| Print ISBN: | 9783631782330 |
| eText ISBN: | 9783631787168 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2019 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The presence in the Bible of texts (i.e. Exo 21; Num 25; Deu 7) about violence and pointing to God as its direct agent raises many doubts in the contemporary reader. These texts understood literally can be read as an encouragement to aggression and hatred. A closer study of this type of texts based on modern research methods (i.e. historical criticism) allows a deeper understanding of their meaning and loosens their relation to God. The study of texts points that the Bible or any part of it cannot be a pretext for any kind of aggression or hatred.