Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-349) and indexes.
Contents
Resetting the default: an introduction -- Violence and the invisible other: the figure of Cain -- After Cain: the Flood, strong men, and more cities in Genesis 6-11 -- Patriarchal peacemaking -- The Exodus and the warrior God -- Organizing an itinerant Israel: the book of Numbers -- Receiving the land as a gift: the book of Joshua -- Leadership in a time of violence: the book of Judges -- Isaiah 1-39: civilization is not enough -- Three soundings -- Attending to the mystery: human action in Mark -- Lion and lamb: the perils of language -- Conclusions: the peacable Bible?