The Unholy in Holy Scripture: The Dark Side of the BibleThe Bible is the most widely read and translated book in the world, and its influence is immeasurable. Nonetheless, according to Gerd Ludemann, its use by Christians is highly selective. Ludemann asks, what about those parts of the Bible that contain God's command to exterminate entire peoples or those texts which demonize other faiths? He focuses first on the practice of Holy War and then on the anti-Judaism of New Testament writings. He also tackles the question of how, given this destructive side of Scripture, we can continue to be Christians. In response, he points to the person of Jesus and his example. |
Contents
Problems and Methods I | 1 |
Refutability as a criterion for a scientific statement | 19 |
The divisions in this book | 26 |
Unholy Violence against Others in the | 33 |
The ban is not revenge but a ritual | 40 |
Is the ban historically excusable? | 46 |
At no time can there be different opinions | 54 |
Forgery or authentic religious pseudepigraphy? | 70 |
The Gospel of Matthew | 100 |
LukeActs | 106 |
The Revelation of John | 114 |
A solution to the problem by means of | 121 |
Jesus and the Mercy of God | 128 |
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Ideologies Text and Tradition | 146 |
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