God, Anger and Ideology - The Anger of God in Joshua Judges in Relation to Deuteronomy

A study of the growth of Joshua and Judges illustrates how the theme of divine anger has been used differently, according to different historical and social settings. In the deuteronomistic texts the main reason for God's anger is idolatry, which symbolizes a totally negative attitude to everything that God has done or given to the Israelites. This theology of anger is deeply bound to experiences of national catastrophes or threats of crises, and reflects the theological enigma of the exile. A century later, post-deuteronomistic theology gives a wholly different view: the anger of God becomes an instrument of the power struggles between the Israelite parties, or is used for protecting existing leadership.

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• Authors: Kari Latvus
• Assisted by: Claudia V. Camp (Editor), Andrew Mein (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1998
• EAN: 9781850759225
• ISBN: 978-1-85075-922-5
• No. of pages: 108
• Series: JSOT Supplement (Hardcover); Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; JSOT Supplement (Hardcover); The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, RELIGION / Reference, Judaism, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts