{"product_id":"the-aesthetics-of-violence-in-julia-m-obrien-9780567548115","title":"The Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets","description":"At the 2006 annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Prophetic Texts in their Ancient Contexts section devoted a session to the theme \"The Aesthetics of Violence.\" Participants were invited to explore multiple dimensions of prophetic texts and their violent rhetoric. The results were rich-- engaging discussion of violent images in ancient Near Eastern art and in modern film, as well as advancing our understanding of the poetic skill required for invoking terror through words.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis volume collects those essays as well as others especially commissioned for its creation. As a collection, they address questions that are at once ancient and distressingly-modern: What do violent images do to us? Do they encourage violent behavior and\/or provide an alternative to actual violence? How do depictions of violence define boundaries between and within communities? What readers can and should readers make of the disturbing rhetoric of violent prophets? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eContributors include Corrine Carvahlo, Cynthia Chapman, Chris Franke, Bob Haak, Mary Mills, Julia O'Brien, Kathleen O'Connor, Carolyn Sharp, Yvonne Sherwood, and Daniel Smith-Christopher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia M. O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0567548112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780567548115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/04\/2012 pg. 46","brand":"Julia M. O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065026621695,"sku":"9780567548115","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_370d2f52-1df9-48f5-b579-bb92d9882790.jpg?v=1768672648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aesthetics-of-violence-in-julia-m-obrien-9780567548115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}