Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence: A New Historicist Analysis: No. 226. (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

Rowlett, Lori L.

ISBN 10: 1850756279 / ISBN 13: 9781850756279

Published by Sheffield Academic Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence: A New Historicist Analysis: No. 226. (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850756279
• ISBN 13: 9781850756279
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 421.8 grams

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Synopsis

'Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence' examines the book of Joshua as a construction of national identity. This pioneering New Historicist analysis shows how the Deuteronomist used war oracle language and epic historical lore to negotiate sociopolitical boundaries. It asserts that text and context interacted in a programme consolidating King Josiah's authority in the wake of Assyrian imperial collapse. The book argues that the conquest narrative is not simple 'us against them' propaganda but a complex web of negotiations defining identity and otherness. The analysis draws on Foucault's principle that power is something exercised rather than merely possessed.

About the Authors

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.