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Capital Punishment in the Pentateuch: Why the Bible Prescribes Ritual Killing

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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Through the application of mimetic theory Skidmore examines the social impact of capital punishment upon the community, and explores the cathartic nature of this practice within key Pentateuchal texts. Skidmore shows how Mimetic theorists such as Girard advance a view that a community ravaged by vengeance and blood feuds may be saved from extinction by scapegoating one of their own. As the community select a common scapegoat, and vent their collective violence upon this person, peace and order are restored. Though an in-depth analysis of various passages, Skidmore reveals this process in key Pentateuchal texts concerning capital punishment. These observations suggest that biblical capital punishment may have functioned as a means of protecting the Israelite community by managing rivalry and violence.
Capital Punishment in the Pentateuch: Why the Bible Prescribes Ritual Killing and Isaiah 28-39
Isaiah 28-39Capital Punishment in the Pentateuch: Why the Bible Prescribes Ritual Killing
  • Author

    Skidmore Simon Skidmore

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    December 2022

  • Weight

    504g

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567707192

  • ISBN-10

    0567707199

  • Eden Code

    5683150

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