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The Bible's Traumatic Origins

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An edition of Holy Resilience (2014)

Holy Resilience

The Bible's Traumatic Origins

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"Human trauma gave birth to the Bible, suggests eminent religious scholar David Carr. The Bible's ability to speak to suffering is a major reason why the sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity have retained their relevance for thousands of years. In his fascinating and provocative reinterpretation of the Bible's origins, the author tells the story of how the Jewish people and Christian community had to adapt to survive multiple catastrophes and how their holy scriptures both reflected and reinforced each religion's resilient nature. Carr's thought-provoking analysis demonstrates how many of the central tenets of biblical religion, including monotheism and the idea of suffering as God's retribution, are factors that provided Judaism and Christianity with the strength and flexibility to endure in the face of disaster. In addition, the author explains how the Jewish Bible was deeply shaped by the Jewish exile in Babylon, an event that it rarely describes, and how the Christian Bible was likewise shaped by the unspeakable shame of having a crucified savior"--

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Holy Resilience: The Bible's Traumatic Origins
Sep 04, 2018, Yale University Press
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Holy Resilience: The Bible's Traumatic Origins
2015, Yale University Press
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Cover of: Holy Resilience
Holy Resilience: The Bible's Traumatic Origins
2014, Yale University Press
in English
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Holy Resilience: The Bible's Traumatic Origins
2014, Yale University Press
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BS445.C37 2014, BS445 .C37 2014

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OL29226278M
Internet Archive
holyresiliencebi0000carr
ISBN 13
9780300204568
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2014009144
OCLC/WorldCat
877369828

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