James G. William Additional Author mixed material bibliography San Francisco San francisco: Harper 1989 monographic en English

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The first comprehensive application of René Girard's revolutionary theory of the origins and nature of violence to the whole of the Bible. "A delight... this eminently readable book should have a great impact not only on biblical scholars, but on all cultivated readers concerned with the rise of nihilism and eager to follow the great philosophical and reli- gious debate that is now raging all around us." -RENÉ GIRARD, author of Violence and the Sacred "Williams's work demonstrates the effectiveness of René Girard's method of interpretation over a wide range of biblical texts. It is especially impressive in the several accounts of rival brothers in Genesis-the fresh analysis of the stories of Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers, is brilliant. -ROBERT HAMERTON-KELLY, Stanford University, edi- tor of The Journal on Violence & Religion, and author of Sacred Violence: Paul's Hermeneutic of the Cross Violence in the Bible Jesus Christ - Passion 220.83 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 220.83 Wil b E96021745 Non Fiction 220.83 Wil b Bible%2C_violence_%26%2338%3B_sacred.jpg 50992 2014-12-11 14:57:18 2025-01-24 17:13:08 machine generated