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Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts Animosity, the Bible, and Us: Some European, North American, and South African Perspectives

Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts Animosity,... Biblical Interpretation 20 (2012) 156-200 www.brill.nl/bi Biblical Interpretation orn © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2012 DOI: 10.1163/156851510X524566 Book Reviews Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts . Edited by Brad E. Kelle and Frank Ritchel Ames. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Litera- ture, 2008. Pp. xii + 265; and Animosity, the Bible, and Us: Some European, North American, and South African Per- spectives . Edited by John T. Fitzgerald, Fika J. van Rensburg and Herrie F. van Rooy. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009. Pp. xv + 363. War and animus—two interrelated concepts as old as humankind yet with no mean relevance for contemporary human existence. Still, little biblical studies literature has explored this multi-faceted side of war rhetoric, much less the animus fueling it. Both of the aforementioned edited volumes do just that, however, by focusing on the con- texts wherein war, animus, and their diverse permutations manifest, especially that of the Bible and its contributions to these global problems. Each volume contains independent essays drawn originally from presentations at professional meetings (the Consultation on Warfare in Ancient Israel at the Annual SBL Meeting [2004] for Writing and Reading War , and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biblical Interpretation Brill

Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts Animosity, the Bible, and Us: Some European, North American, and South African Perspectives

Miles, Johnny
Biblical Interpretation , Volume 20 (1-2): 156 – Jan 1, 2012
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Biblical Interpretation 20 (2012) 156-200 www.brill.nl/bi Biblical Interpretation orn © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2012 DOI: 10.1163/156851510X524566 Book Reviews Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts . Edited by Brad E. Kelle and Frank Ritchel Ames. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Litera- ture, 2008. Pp. xii + 265; and Animosity, the Bible, and Us: Some European, North American, and South African Per- spectives . Edited by John T. Fitzgerald, Fika J. van Rensburg and Herrie F. van Rooy. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009. Pp. xv + 363. War and animus—two interrelated concepts as old as humankind yet with no mean relevance for contemporary human existence. Still, little biblical studies literature has explored this multi-faceted side of war rhetoric, much less the animus fueling it. Both of the aforementioned edited volumes do just that, however, by focusing on the con- texts wherein war, animus, and their diverse permutations manifest, especially that of the Bible and its contributions to these global problems. Each volume contains independent essays drawn originally from presentations at professional meetings (the Consultation on Warfare in Ancient Israel at the Annual SBL Meeting [2004] for Writing and Reading War , and

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