Comments on: War in the Bible and Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century (Part 2) http://stay-curious.com/archives/2010/01/23/war-in-the-bible-and-terrorism-in-the-twenty-first-century-part-2/ Encouraging curiosity about the world Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Quote of the Day: Absorption of Violence | Unsettled Christianity http://stay-curious.com/archives/2010/01/23/war-in-the-bible-and-terrorism-in-the-twenty-first-century-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-24086 Quote of the Day: Absorption of Violence | Unsettled Christianity Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:54:37 +0000 http://boulders2bits.com/?p=3397#comment-24086 [...] haven’t read this review, but you might. (I don’t want other reviews to cloud my [...] [...] haven’t read this review, but you might. (I don’t want other reviews to cloud my [...]

]]> By: Review: Divine Presence Amid Violence (Walter Brueggemann) http://stay-curious.com/archives/2010/01/23/war-in-the-bible-and-terrorism-in-the-twenty-first-century-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-23885 Review: Divine Presence Amid Violence (Walter Brueggemann) Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:17:22 +0000 http://boulders2bits.com/?p=3397#comment-23885 [...] heels of my review of Eisenbrauns’ War in the Bible and Terrorism in the 20th Century (Part One, Two, Three), I read Walter Brueggemann’s Divine Presence Amid Violence: Contextualizing the Book of [...] [...] heels of my review of Eisenbrauns’ War in the Bible and Terrorism in the 20th Century (Part One, Two, Three), I read Walter Brueggemann’s Divine Presence Amid Violence: Contextualizing the Book of [...]

]]> By: James http://stay-curious.com/archives/2010/01/23/war-in-the-bible-and-terrorism-in-the-twenty-first-century-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-23746 James Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:33:10 +0000 http://boulders2bits.com/?p=3397#comment-23746 Karyn, I think the most honest modern statement about herem was made in <i>Chosen and Unchosen</i> (http://www.eisenbrauns.com/item/LOHCHOSEN). Here's a quote from my blog review of it: "Turning to Deuteronomy, Lohr confronts the issue of herem head-on. While you have to admire someone who is willing to take on the challenge of explaining herem (the ban) and trying to understand it, it still is less than satisfying. Despite an excursus and an appendix, I felt like he could have said more. Lohr himself admits that herem makes no sense to the modern mind." James Karyn,

I think the most honest modern statement about herem was made in Chosen and Unchosen (http://www.eisenbrauns.com/item/LOHCHOSEN). Here’s a quote from my blog review of it:
“Turning to Deuteronomy, Lohr confronts the issue of herem head-on. While you have to admire someone who is willing to take on the challenge of explaining herem (the ban) and trying to understand it, it still is less than satisfying. Despite an excursus and an appendix, I felt like he could have said more. Lohr himself admits that herem makes no sense to the modern mind.”

James

]]> By: John Murphy http://stay-curious.com/archives/2010/01/23/war-in-the-bible-and-terrorism-in-the-twenty-first-century-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-23731 John Murphy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:46:59 +0000 http://boulders2bits.com/?p=3397#comment-23731 So, I'm wondering if you're going to weigh in on "attempting to make sense of the God-directed violence in the HB." That would be interesting. So, I’m wondering if you’re going to weigh in on “attempting to make sense of the God-directed violence in the HB.” That would be interesting.

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