War and Peace in the Hebrew Bible (BA2006W)

Content

A study of key texts on war and peace selected from Exodus, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Isaiah. Attention will be given to the theological implications of these texts.

Learning outcomes

Pedagogy

Lectures, tutorials, online interaction

Indicative Bibliography

• Conrad, Edgar W. Reading Isaiah. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991
• Crouch, Carly L. War and ethics in the Ancient Near East: Military violence in the light of cosmology and history. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2009
• Dever, William G. Who were the Israelites and where did they come from? Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003
• Kang, Sa Moon. Divine war in the Old Testament and in the ancient near east. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1989
• Kelle, Brad & FR Ames (eds). Writing and reading war. Atlanta: SBL, 2008
• Lind, Millard. Monotheism, power, justice. Elkhart: Institute of Mennonite Studies, 1990
• Niditch, Susan. War in the Hebrew Bible. Oxford: OUP, 1993
• Ollenberger, Ben C. Zion, the city of the great king. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1987
• Rad, Gerhard von. Holy war in ancient Israel. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991
• Swartly, Willard M. Violence renounced: Rene Girard, biblical studies and peacemaking. Telford: Pandora, 2000
• Tatz, Colin M. With intent to destroy: Reflecting on genocide. London: Verso, 2003
• Williams, James G. The Bible, violence and the sacred. San Francisco: Harper, 1991
• Wood, John A. Perspectives on war in the Bible. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1998
• Yoder, Perry B. and Willard Swartley (eds). The meaning of peace. Louisville: Westminster, 1992
• Younger, K Lawson. Ancient conquest accounts. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1990

Assessment