Imprecation as Divine Discourse: Speech Act Theory, Dual Authorship, and Theological Interpretation
English | ISBN: 1575064448 | 2016 | 260 pages | PDF | 1257 KB

Christian readers of the Hebrew Bible are often faced with a troubling tension. On the one hand, they are convinced that this ancient text is relevant today, yet on the other, they remain perplexed at how this can be so, particularly when parts of it appear to condone violence. Barker's volume seeks to address this tension in two parts: (1) by defending a particular form of theological interpretation and (2) by applying this interpretive method to the imprecatory psalms.
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